Sohmynting Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Sohmynting is a village situated in Thadlaskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 526 families residing in the village Sohmynting. The total population of Sohmynting is 3,310 out of which 1,688 are males and 1,622 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohmynting is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohmynting village is 789 which is 24% of the total population. There are 432 male children and 357 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohmynting is 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Sohmynting village.

Population
3,310
Families
526
Literacy
54.03%
Sex Ratio
961

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohmynting is 54%. Thus Sohmynting village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 45.46% and the female literacy rate is 62.53% in Sohmynting village.

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

Sohmynting Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 789 432 357
Literacy 54.03% 45.46% 62.53%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 3,297 1,684 1,613
Illiterate 1,948 1,117 831

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Sohmynting village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohmynting village out of total population, 1,432 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,432 workers engaged in Main Work, 672 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 448 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,405 793 612
Cultivators 672 335 337
Agriculture Labourer 448 282 166
Household Industries 27 8 19
Other Workers 258 168 90
Marginal Workers 27 15 12
Non Working 1,878 880 998

Nearby Villages to Sohmynting,

Below are the list of villages near Sohmynting village in Thadlaskein.

Village Population
Demthring 1,617
Pynthorlangtein 639
Phlongingkhaw 735
Mihmyntdu 6,979
Lumkhudung 302
Chyrmang Wah 504
Madur Thymme 111
Moobyrni 82
Madur 1,399
Muphlang 592

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