Daistong Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Daistong is a village situated in Saipung block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 85 families residing in the village Daistong. The total population of Daistong is 596 out of which 311 are males and 285 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Daistong is 916.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Daistong village is 162 which is 27% of the total population. There are 91 male children and 71 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Daistong is 780 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Daistong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Daistong is 38.5%. Thus Daistong village has a lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 30% and the female literacy rate is 47.2% in Daistong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Daistong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Daistong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Daistong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 162 | 91 | 71 |
| Literacy | 38.48% | 30% | 47.2% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 588 | 309 | 279 |
| Illiterate | 429 | 245 | 184 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.7% of total population in Daistong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Daistong village out of total population, 261 were engaged in work activities. 73.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 261 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 174 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 191 | 134 | 57 |
| Cultivators | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 174 | 125 | 49 |
| Other Workers | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 70 | 4 | 66 |
| Non Working | 335 | 173 | 162 |
Map of Daistong, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Daistong, Saipung
Below are the list of villages near Daistong village in Saipung.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lumchyrngan | 194 |
| Tangsko | 13 |
| Saipung | 1,431 |
| Sakhain Moolimen | 792 |
| Lura | 431 |
| Sakhain | 797 |
| Lungmaicham | 102 |
| Latyrke | 1,120 |
| Situng | 83 |
| Mutong | 82 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Daistong, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia