Upper Rongjeng Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Upper Rongjeng is a village situated in Dambo Rongjeng block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 171 families residing in the village Upper Rongjeng. The total population of Upper Rongjeng is 1,015 out of which 517 are males and 498 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upper Rongjeng is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upper Rongjeng village is 150 which is 15% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upper Rongjeng is 1,239 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Upper Rongjeng village.

Population
1,015
Families
171
Literacy
92.49%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upper Rongjeng is 92.5%. Thus Upper Rongjeng village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 92.89% and the female literacy rate is 92.05% in Upper Rongjeng village.

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

Upper Rongjeng Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 150 67 83
Literacy 92.49% 92.89% 92.05%
Scheduled Caste 4 4 0
Scheduled Tribe 946 479 467
Illiterate 215 99 116

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.2% of total population in Upper Rongjeng village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Upper Rongjeng village out of total population, 282 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 282 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 224 159 65
Cultivators 40 25 15
Agriculture Labourer 11 7 4
Household Industries 8 6 2
Other Workers 165 121 44
Marginal Workers 58 30 28
Non Working 733 328 405

Nearby Villages to Upper Rongjeng,

Below are the list of villages near Upper Rongjeng village in Dambo Rongjeng.

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