Darang Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Darang is a village situated in Amlarem block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 210 families residing in the village Darang. The total population of Darang is 1,234 out of which 632 are males and 602 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Darang is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Darang village is 181 which is 15% of the total population. There are 93 male children and 88 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Darang is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Darang village.

Population
1,234
Families
210
Literacy
85.28%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Darang is 85.3%. Thus Darang village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 87.38% and the female literacy rate is 83.07% in Darang village.

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

Darang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 181 93 88
Literacy 85.28% 87.38% 83.07%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,229 631 598
Illiterate 336 161 175

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Darang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Darang village out of total population, 309 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 309 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 123 83 40
Cultivators 4 2 2
Other Workers 119 81 38
Marginal Workers 186 175 11
Non Working 925 374 551

Nearby Villages to Darang,

Below are the list of villages near Darang village in Amlarem.

Village Population
Kongwang 59
Dawki 483
Lymba 145
Bakur 1,911
Sohkha Model 326
Latang 32
Nongtalang Thymmai 175
Tamabil 48
Nongtalang Mission 591
Amdoh 118

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