Saipung Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya

Saipung Block of Jaintia Hills district has a total population of 37,107 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 18,605 are males while 18,502 are females. In 2011 there were a total 6,253 families residing in Saipung Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Saipung Block is 994.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Saipung Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.1% and the sex ratio of Saipung Block is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saipung Block is 9430 which is 25% of the total population. There are 4745 male children and 4685 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saipung Block is 987 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Saipung Block.

The total literacy rate of Saipung Block is 57.12%. The male literacy rate is 41.36% and the female literacy rate is 43.86% in Saipung Block.

Population
37,107
Literacy
57.12%
Sex Ratio
994

To facilitate the administration, Saipung Block is further divided into 97 villages.

Saipung Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Saipung Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,430 4,745 4,685
Literacy 57.12% 41.36% 43.86%
Scheduled Caste 22 17 5
Scheduled Tribe 36,524 18,294 18,230
Illiterate 21,297 10,910 10,387

Caste-wise Population - Saipung Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.4% of total population in Saipung Block of Meghalaya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22 17 5
Schedule Tribe 36,524 18,294 18,230

Religion-wise Population - Saipung Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 581 (1.57%) 321 260
Muslim 101 (0.27%) 50 51
Christian 27,508 (74.13%) 13,947 13,561
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 20 (0.05%) 14 6
Jain 7 (0.02%) 4 3
Other Religion 8,845 (23.84%) 4,247 4,598
No Religion Specified 43 (0.12%) 21 22

Literacy Rate - Saipung Block

Average literacy rate of Saipung Block in 2011 were 57.12% in which, male and female literacy were 55.52% and 58.73% respectively. Total literate in Saipung Block were 15,810 of which male and female were 7,695 and 8,115 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Saipung Block

The Sex Ratio of Saipung Block is 994 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 994 females in Saipung Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 987 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Saipung Block.


Child Population - Saipung Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,430 children between age 0 to 6 years in Saipung Block. Out of which 4,745 were male while 4,685 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Saipung Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Saipung Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Saipung Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 9,430.

Total Urban Rural
Population 37,107 0 37,107
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,430 0 9,430
Schedule Caste 22 0 22
Schedule Tribe 36,524 0 36,524
Literacy 57.12% - 57.12%
Sex Ratio 994 - 994

Working Population - Saipung Block

In Saipung Block out of total population, 14,855 were engaged in work activities. 61.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,855 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,002 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,811 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,093 5,529 3,564
Cultivators 5,002 3,049 1,953
Agriculture Labourer 1,811 1,162 649
Household Industries 122 70 52
Other Workers 2,158 1,248 910
Marginal Workers 5,762 2,525 3,237
Non Working 22,252 10,551 11,701

Nearby Blocks from Saipung Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Saipung Block in Jaintia Hills district.


Saipung Block Map


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