Umlong Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Umlong is a village situated in Khliehriat block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 69 families residing in the village Umlong. The total population of Umlong is 418 out of which 223 are males and 195 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Umlong is 874.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Umlong village is 99 which is 24% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 47 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Umlong is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (874) of Umlong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Umlong is 43.9%. Thus Umlong village has lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 45.03% and the female literacy rate is 42.57% in Umlong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Umlong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Umlong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Umlong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 99 | 52 | 47 |
| Literacy | 43.89% | 45.03% | 42.57% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 416 | 221 | 195 |
| Illiterate | 278 | 146 | 132 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.5% of total population in Umlong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Umlong village out of total population, 123 were engaged in work activities. 98.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 123 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 121 | 104 | 17 |
| Cultivators | 90 | 75 | 15 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 28 | 27 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Non Working | 295 | 118 | 177 |
Nearby Villages to Umlong,
Below are the list of villages near Umlong village in Khliehriat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Um Latdoh | 349 |
| Lum Shnong | 1,945 |
| Ummat | 441 |
| Bri Shyrnot | 197 |
| Lama | 338 |
| Wahiajer | 602 |
| Natbor | 192 |
| Thang Skai | 635 |
| Borghat | 281 |
| Umrasong | 196 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Umlong, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia