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Tongseng Nongkhlieh Population - Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Tongseng Nongkhlieh is a medium size village located in Saipung Block of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya with total 149 families residing. The Tongseng Nongkhlieh village has population of 852 of which 433 are males while 419 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Tongseng Nongkhlieh village population of children with age 0-6 is 190 which makes up 22.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Tongseng Nongkhlieh village is 968 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Tongseng Nongkhlieh as per census is 881, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Tongseng Nongkhlieh village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Tongseng Nongkhlieh village was 30.21 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Tongseng Nongkhlieh Male literacy stands at 21.69 % while female literacy rate was 38.79 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Tongseng Nongkhlieh 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 Tongseng Nongkhlieh village.

Tongseng Nongkhlieh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 149 - -
Population 852 433 419
Child (0-6) 190 101 89
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 841 425 416
Literacy 30.21 % 21.69 % 38.79 %
Total Workers 396 207 189
Main Worker 391 - -
Marginal Worker 5 4 1

Caste Factor

In Tongseng Nongkhlieh village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.71 % of total population in Tongseng Nongkhlieh village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Tongseng Nongkhlieh village of Jaintia Hills.

Work Profile

In Tongseng Nongkhlieh village out of total population, 396 were engaged in work activities. 98.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 396 workers engaged in Main Work, 343 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.