Lum Shken Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Lum Shken is a village situated in Khliehriat block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 112 families residing in the village Lum Shken. The total population of Lum Shken is 707 out of which 351 are males and 356 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lum Shken is 1,014.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Lum Shken village is 215 which is 30% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lum Shken is 1,194 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,014) of Lum Shken village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lum Shken is 17.9%. Thus Lum Shken village has a lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 15.02% and the female literacy rate is 20.92% in Lum Shken village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lum Shken village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lum Shken Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lum Shken village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 215 | 98 | 117 |
| Literacy | 17.89% | 15.02% | 20.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 704 | 350 | 354 |
| Illiterate | 619 | 313 | 306 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Lum Shken village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lum Shken village out of total population, 330 were engaged in work activities. 60.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 330 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 201 | 108 | 93 |
| Cultivators | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 150 | 77 | 73 |
| Marginal Workers | 129 | 72 | 57 |
| Non Working | 377 | 171 | 206 |
Map of Lum Shken, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Lum Shken, Khliehriat
Below are the list of villages near Lum Shken village in Khliehriat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lum Puthoi | 564 |
| Shilliang Umshong | 407 |
| Suchen Lum-iarain | 143 |
| Dein Shalalu | 229 |
| Iapmala | 1,104 |
| Um Satai | 239 |
| Lad Wahwapung | 228 |
| Um-tyr-a | 435 |
| Larseng | 96 |
| Byndihati | 2,630 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lum Shken, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia