Pongitong Population, Caste, Working Data Wokha, Nagaland - Census 2011

Pongitong is a village situated in Wokha Sadar circle of Wokha district in Nagaland. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 466 families residing in the village Pongitong. The total population of Pongitong is 2,813 out of which 1,344 are males and 1,469 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pongitong is 1,093.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pongitong village is 500 which is 18% of the total population. There are 242 male children and 258 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pongitong is 1,066 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,093) of Pongitong village.

Population
2,813
Families
466
Literacy
92.56%
Sex Ratio
1,093

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pongitong is 92.6%. Thus Pongitong village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Wokha district. The male literacy rate is 95.1% and the female literacy rate is 90.26% in Pongitong village.

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

Pongitong Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 500 242 258
Literacy 92.56% 95.1% 90.26%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 2,809 1,344 1,465
Illiterate 672 296 376

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.9% of total population in Pongitong village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pongitong village out of total population, 1,334 were engaged in work activities. 86.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,334 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,148 546 602
Cultivators 1,112 521 591
Agriculture Labourer 2 0 2
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 29 20 9
Marginal Workers 186 98 88
Non Working 1,479 700 779

Nearby Villages to Pongitong,

Below are the list of villages near Pongitong village in Wokha Sadar.

Village Population
Tsungza 312
Ekok-Ju 202
Humtso 2,032
Longsa 1,452
Elumyo 1,627
Niroyo 1,016
New Wokha 427
Nyiro Comp. 648
Wokha Vill. 4,724
Yanthamo 1,000

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