Penkim Population, Caste, Working Data Kiphire, Nagaland - Census 2011

Penkim is a village situated in Khongsa circle of Kiphire district in Nagaland. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 167 families residing in the village Penkim. The total population of Penkim is 752 out of which 382 are males and 370 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Penkim is 969.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Penkim village is 229 which is 30% of the total population. There are 115 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Penkim is 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Penkim village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Penkim is 45.9%. Thus Penkim village has a lower literacy rate compared to 55.7% of Kiphire district. The male literacy rate is 55.43% and the female literacy rate is 35.94% in Penkim village.

Population
752
Families
167
Literacy
45.89%
Sex Ratio
969

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Penkim village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Penkim Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Penkim village.

Total Male Female
Children 229 115 114
Literacy 45.89% 55.43% 35.94%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 740 375 365
Illiterate 512 234 278

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.4% of total population in Penkim village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Penkim village out of total population, 356 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 356 workers engaged in Main Work, 287 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 329 168 161
Cultivators 287 129 158
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 39 38 1
Marginal Workers 27 10 17
Non Working 396 204 192

Map of Penkim, Kiphire, Nagaland


Nearby Villages to Penkim, Khongsa

Below are the list of villages near Penkim village in Khongsa.

Village Population
Fakim 425
Salomi 1,975
Vongtsowong 317
Tsundang 229
Thanamir 746
Khong 202

Reference