Sahsniang B Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Sahsniang B is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 146 families residing in the village Sahsniang B. The total population of Sahsniang B is 905 out of which 465 are males and 440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahsniang B is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahsniang B village is 230 which is 25% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahsniang B is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Sahsniang B village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahsniang B is 51.1%. Thus Sahsniang B village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 37.64% and the female literacy rate is 65.44% in Sahsniang B village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sahsniang B village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sahsniang B Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahsniang B village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 230 | 117 | 113 |
| Literacy | 51.11% | 37.64% | 65.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 896 | 458 | 438 |
| Illiterate | 560 | 334 | 226 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99% of total population in Sahsniang B village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sahsniang B village out of total population, 336 were engaged in work activities. 97.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 336 workers engaged in Main Work, 276 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 329 | 225 | 104 |
| Cultivators | 276 | 202 | 74 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 38 | 16 | 22 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Non Working | 569 | 234 | 335 |
Nearby Villages to Sahsniang B,
Below are the list of villages near Sahsniang B village in Laskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sahsniang A | 2,549 |
| Mooshroot | 1,923 |
| Iongkasaro | 371 |
| Kyrwen | 360 |
| Tum-Tum | 373 |
| Iongkwang | 310 |
| Myntang Tihwieh | 10 |
| Shilliang Myntang | 864 |
| Psiar | 691 |
| Bhain | 136 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sahsniang B, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia