Pekong Population, Caste, Working Data Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Pekong is a village situated in Tuting circle of Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 91 families residing in the village Pekong. The total population of Pekong is 616 out of which 330 are males and 286 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pekong is 867.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pekong village is 93 which is 15% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pekong is 661 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (867) of Pekong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pekong is 66%. Thus Pekong village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.5% of Upper Siang district. The male literacy rate is 75.18% and the female literacy rate is 55.82% in Pekong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pekong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pekong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pekong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 93 | 56 | 37 |
| Literacy | 65.97% | 75.18% | 55.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 544 | 291 | 253 |
| Illiterate | 271 | 124 | 147 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 88.3% of total population in Pekong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pekong village out of total population, 269 were engaged in work activities. 65.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 269 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 176 | 85 | 91 |
| Cultivators | 88 | 15 | 73 |
| Other Workers | 88 | 70 | 18 |
| Marginal Workers | 93 | 42 | 51 |
| Non Working | 347 | 203 | 144 |
Nearby Villages to Pekong,
Below are the list of villages near Pekong village in Tuting.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rishing | 165 |
| Lali | 201 |
| Tuting H.Q. | 2,733 |
| Gome | 52 |
| Tuting Village | 2 |
| Nyering | 87 |
| Ningging | 330 |
| Tenggo | 50 |
| Ngaming | 472 |
| Kuging | 156 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pekong, Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh - Wikipedia