Pekong Population, Caste, Working Data Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Pekong is a village situated in Tuting circle of Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 91 families residing in the village Pekong. The total population of Pekong is 616 out of which 330 are males and 286 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pekong is 867.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pekong village is 93 which is 15% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pekong is 661 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (867) of Pekong village.

Population
616
Families
91
Literacy
65.97%
Sex Ratio
867

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pekong is 66%. Thus Pekong village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.5% of Upper Siang district. The male literacy rate is 75.18% and the female literacy rate is 55.82% in Pekong village.

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

Pekong Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 93 56 37
Literacy 65.97% 75.18% 55.82%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 544 291 253
Illiterate 271 124 147

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 88.3% of total population in Pekong village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pekong village out of total population, 269 were engaged in work activities. 65.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 269 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 176 85 91
Cultivators 88 15 73
Other Workers 88 70 18
Marginal Workers 93 42 51
Non Working 347 203 144

Nearby Villages to Pekong,

Below are the list of villages near Pekong village in Tuting.

Village Population
Rishing 165
Lali 201
Tuting H.Q. 2,733
Gome 52
Tuting Village 2
Nyering 87
Ningging 330
Tenggo 50
Ngaming 472
Kuging 156

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