Umkyrpong Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Umkyrpong is a village situated in Saipung block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 121 families residing in the village Umkyrpong. The total population of Umkyrpong is 613 out of which 300 are males and 313 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Umkyrpong is 1,043.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Umkyrpong village is 164 which is 27% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Umkyrpong is 1,216 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,043) of Umkyrpong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Umkyrpong is 30.5%. Thus Umkyrpong village has lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 27.88% and the female literacy rate is 33.18% in Umkyrpong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Umkyrpong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Umkyrpong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Umkyrpong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 164 | 74 | 90 |
| Literacy | 30.51% | 27.88% | 33.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 602 | 295 | 307 |
| Illiterate | 476 | 237 | 239 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.2% of total population in Umkyrpong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Umkyrpong village out of total population, 223 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 223 workers engaged in Main Work, 176 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 202 | 152 | 50 |
| Cultivators | 176 | 137 | 39 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| Non Working | 390 | 144 | 246 |
Nearby Villages to Umkyrpong,
Below are the list of villages near Umkyrpong village in Saipung.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lumkseh | 450 |
| Lakasein | 491 |
| Myntriang | 531 |
| Mynthlu | 843 |
| Muriap | 157 |
| Kyrluh | 180 |
| Kremmyrsiang | 458 |
| Sahkai | 297 |
| Jalaphet Bri Sutnga | 2,945 |
| Jalaphet Bri Sumer | 2,292 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Umkyrpong, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia