Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Umjong Population - Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya

Umjong is a medium size village located in Umling Block of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya with total 34 families residing. The Umjong village has population of 210 of which 99 are males while 111 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Umjong village population of children with age 0-6 is 45 which makes up 21.43 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Umjong village is 1121 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Umjong as per census is 1647, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Umjong village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Umjong village was 64.85 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Umjong Male literacy stands at 68.29 % while female literacy rate was 61.45 %.

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

Umjong Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 34 - -
Population 210 99 111
Child (0-6) 45 17 28
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 197 91 106
Literacy 64.85 % 68.29 % 61.45 %
Total Workers 132 68 64
Main Worker 109 - -
Marginal Worker 23 10 13

Caste Factor

In Umjong village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 93.81 % of total population in Umjong village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Umjong village of Ri Bhoi.

Work Profile

In Umjong village out of total population, 132 were engaged in work activities. 82.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 132 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.