Shken Pyrsit Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Shken Pyrsit is a village situated in Amlarem block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 124 families residing in the village Shken Pyrsit. The total population of Shken Pyrsit is 677 out of which 334 are males and 343 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shken Pyrsit is 1,027.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shken Pyrsit village is 184 which is 27% of the total population. There are 94 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shken Pyrsit is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Shken Pyrsit village.

Population
677
Families
124
Literacy
63.49%
Sex Ratio
1,027

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shken Pyrsit is 63.5%. Thus Shken Pyrsit village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 57.5% and the female literacy rate is 69.17% in Shken Pyrsit village.

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

Shken Pyrsit Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 184 94 90
Literacy 63.49% 57.5% 69.17%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 675 332 343
Illiterate 364 196 168

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Shken Pyrsit village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shken Pyrsit village out of total population, 205 were engaged in work activities. 96.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 205 workers engaged in Main Work, 75 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 197 139 58
Cultivators 75 47 28
Agriculture Labourer 6 5 1
Other Workers 116 87 29
Marginal Workers 8 6 2
Non Working 472 189 283

Nearby Villages to Shken Pyrsit,

Below are the list of villages near Shken Pyrsit village in Amlarem.

Village Population
Madan Tyrpait 471
Shken Talang 921
Umsalang 363
Jarain 1,603
Mupylut 1,846
Ladjaplem 141
Samanong 199
Umladkhur 1,247
Moosakhia 442
Thangbuli 1,654

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