Sandong Population, Caste, Working Data South Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Sandong is a village situated in Chokpot block of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22 families residing in the village Sandong. The total population of Sandong is 117 out of which 57 are males and 60 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sandong is 1,053.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sandong village is 3 which is 3% of the total population. There are 3 male children and 0 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sandong is 0 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,053) of Sandong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sandong is 84.2%. Thus Sandong village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.7% of South Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 87.04% and the female literacy rate is 81.67% in Sandong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sandong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sandong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sandong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Literacy | 84.21% | 87.04% | 81.67% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 117 | 57 | 60 |
| Illiterate | 21 | 10 | 11 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 100% of total population in Sandong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sandong village out of total population, 33 were engaged in work activities. 75.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 33 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Non Working | 84 | 33 | 51 |
Nearby Villages to Sandong,
Below are the list of villages near Sandong village in Chokpot.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bandarigre | 113 |
| Gandak Nawepilgiri | 64 |
| Ruabanggagiri | 69 |
| Songsak Nokatgiri | 95 |
| Dagal Songgital | 519 |
| Romba Songgitalgre | 119 |
| Damalgre | 78 |
| Dura-Asimgiri | 313 |
| Budigre | 56 |
| Ganchi Rondigre | 143 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sandong, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia