Jongkigittim Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Jongkigittim is a village situated in Kharkutta block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 71 families residing in the village Jongkigittim. The total population of Jongkigittim is 458 out of which 224 are males and 234 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jongkigittim is 1,045.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jongkigittim village is 94 which is 21% of the total population. There are 49 male children and 45 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jongkigittim is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,045) of Jongkigittim village.

Population
458
Families
71
Literacy
57.42%
Sex Ratio
1,045

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jongkigittim is 57.4%. Thus Jongkigittim village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 60% and the female literacy rate is 55.03% in Jongkigittim village.

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

Jongkigittim Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 94 49 45
Literacy 57.42% 60% 55.03%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 451 220 231
Illiterate 249 119 130

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.5% of total population in Jongkigittim village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jongkigittim village out of total population, 323 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 323 workers engaged in Main Work, 255 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 260 124 136
Cultivators 255 123 132
Household Industries 5 1 4
Marginal Workers 63 28 35
Non Working 135 72 63

Nearby Villages to Jongkigittim,

Below are the list of villages near Jongkigittim village in Kharkutta.

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