Samatan Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Samatan is a village situated in Laskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 78 families residing in the village Samatan. The total population of Samatan is 572 out of which 267 are males and 305 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samatan is 1,142.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Samatan village is 169 which is 30% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 94 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samatan is 1,253 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,142) of Samatan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samatan is 51.6%. Thus Samatan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 40.62% and the female literacy rate is 61.61% in Samatan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Samatan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Samatan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Samatan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 169 | 75 | 94 |
| Literacy | 51.61% | 40.62% | 61.61% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 571 | 267 | 304 |
| Illiterate | 364 | 189 | 175 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.8% of total population in Samatan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Samatan village out of total population, 183 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 183 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 165 | 100 | 65 |
| Cultivators | 160 | 97 | 63 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Non Working | 389 | 160 | 229 |
Map of Samatan, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Samatan, Laskein
Below are the list of villages near Samatan village in Laskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lummuriap | 446 |
| Niawkmai | 420 |
| Thadialong | 367 |
| Thangthring | 572 |
| Sookhlieh | 260 |
| Pdeilapatein | 9 |
| Thadbamon | 537 |
| Iong-u-Lang | 231 |
| Mynksan | 479 |
| Thadsning | 890 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Samatan, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia