Sakwa Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Sakwa is a village situated in Saipung block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 40 families residing in the village Sakwa. The total population of Sakwa is 172 out of which 91 are males and 81 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sakwa is 890.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sakwa village is 37 which is 22% of the total population. There are 24 male children and 13 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sakwa is 542 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Sakwa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sakwa is 27.4%. Thus Sakwa village has a lower literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 25.37% and the female literacy rate is 29.41% in Sakwa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sakwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sakwa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sakwa village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 37 | 24 | 13 |
Literacy | 27.41% | 25.37% | 29.41% |
Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled Tribe | 168 | 89 | 79 |
Illiterate | 135 | 74 | 61 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.7% of total population in Sakwa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sakwa village out of total population, 91 were engaged in work activities. 60.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 91 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 55 | 48 | 7 |
Cultivators | 52 | 45 | 7 |
Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Other Workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Marginal Workers | 36 | 4 | 32 |
Non Working | 81 | 39 | 42 |
Map of Sakwa, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Sakwa, Saipung
Below are the list of villages near Sakwa village in Saipung.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Artan | 106 |
Moulcheng | 81 |
Teizol | 80 |
Seijronghong | 5 |
Jongria | 117 |
Sialkan | 114 |
Jongria | 73 |
Tlangpui | 98 |
Tuidam | 199 |
Kulpui | 261 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sakwa, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia