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Laitnongkseh Population - East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Laitnongkseh is a medium size village located in Mawphlang Block of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 90 families residing. The Laitnongkseh village has population of 468 of which 243 are males while 225 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Laitnongkseh village population of children with age 0-6 is 117 which makes up 25.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Laitnongkseh village is 926 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Laitnongkseh as per census is 1294, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Laitnongkseh village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Laitnongkseh village was 66.38 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Laitnongkseh Male literacy stands at 61.98 % while female literacy rate was 71.70 %.

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

Laitnongkseh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 90 - -
Population 468 243 225
Child (0-6) 117 51 66
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 467 242 225
Literacy 66.38 % 61.98 % 71.70 %
Total Workers 209 115 94
Main Worker 197 - -
Marginal Worker 12 0 12

Caste Factor

In Laitnongkseh village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.79 % of total population in Laitnongkseh village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Laitnongkseh village of East Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Laitnongkseh village out of total population, 209 were engaged in work activities. 94.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 209 workers engaged in Main Work, 120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 49 were Agricultural labourer.