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Jong - u - Shen Population - Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Jong - u - Shen is a medium size village located in Amlarem Block of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya with total 98 families residing. The Jong - u - Shen village has population of 503 of which 244 are males while 259 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jong - u - Shen village population of children with age 0-6 is 94 which makes up 18.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jong - u - Shen village is 1061 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Jong - u - Shen as per census is 1136, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Jong - u - Shen village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Jong - u - Shen village was 71.64 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Jong - u - Shen Male literacy stands at 66.00 % while female literacy rate was 77.03 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jong - u - Shen village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Jong - u - Shen village.

Jong - u - Shen Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 98 - -
Population 503 244 259
Child (0-6) 94 44 50
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 502 244 258
Literacy 71.64 % 66.00 % 77.03 %
Total Workers 198 112 86
Main Worker 97 - -
Marginal Worker 101 54 47

Caste Factor

In Jong - u - Shen village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.80 % of total population in Jong - u - Shen village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jong - u - Shen village of Jaintia Hills.

Work Profile

In Jong - u - Shen village out of total population, 198 were engaged in work activities. 48.99 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.01 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 198 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.