Praing Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Praing is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 129 families residing in the village Praing. The total population of Praing is 754 out of which 385 are males and 369 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Praing is 958.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Praing village is 179 which is 24% of the total population. There are 94 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Praing is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Praing village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Praing is 60.9%. Thus Praing village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 52.23% and the female literacy rate is 69.72% in Praing village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Praing village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Praing Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Praing village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 179 | 94 | 85 |
| Literacy | 60.87% | 52.23% | 69.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 737 | 377 | 360 |
| Illiterate | 404 | 233 | 171 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.7% of total population in Praing village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Praing village out of total population, 258 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 258 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 206 | 155 | 51 |
| Cultivators | 80 | 68 | 12 |
| Other Workers | 126 | 87 | 39 |
| Marginal Workers | 52 | 38 | 14 |
| Non Working | 496 | 192 | 304 |
Nearby Villages to Praing,
Below are the list of villages near Praing village in Laskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kyanmynsar Thlongmoo | 1,215 |
| Umdinlieng | 922 |
| Iooksi | 844 |
| Iawthymmei | 380 |
| Umsalait | 1,190 |
| Saphai | 2,540 |
| Tongkiad | 111 |
| Lakadong | 230 |
| Khonshnong | 1,290 |
| Shet Jahadem | 7 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Praing, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia