Saba Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Saba is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 152 families residing in the village Saba. The total population of Saba is 921 out of which 469 are males and 452 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Saba is 964.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saba village is 294 which is 32% of the total population. There are 160 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saba is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Saba village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Saba is 44.8%. Thus Saba village has lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 33.01% and the female literacy rate is 56.29% in Saba village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Saba village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Saba Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Saba village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 294 | 160 | 134 |
| Literacy | 44.82% | 33.01% | 56.29% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 912 | 464 | 448 |
| Illiterate | 640 | 367 | 273 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99% of total population in Saba village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Saba village out of total population, 369 were engaged in work activities. 45.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 369 workers engaged in Main Work, 140 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 167 | 108 | 59 |
| Cultivators | 140 | 95 | 45 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 202 | 92 | 110 |
| Non Working | 552 | 269 | 283 |
Nearby Villages to Saba,
Below are the list of villages near Saba village in Laskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mukroh | 1,977 |
| Maitdieng | 979 |
| Jongkynshur | 722 |
| Barato | 4,027 |
| Moobando | 164 |
| Latymphu | 531 |
| Musiaw | 688 |
| Umsalang | 566 |
| Khliehsiniriang | 213 |
| Thangrain | 2,042 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Saba, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia