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Census town · Census 2011 · code 278355

Nongmynsong population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Meghalaya, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population15,017people
Households3,242PCA households
Literacy rate82.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,0177,6067,411
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1871,1451,042
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,5745,5824,992
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.42%86.4%78.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople925438
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople7,7063,6884,018
Total workersCensus workers5,2723,7431,529
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.11%49.21%20.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8773,5301,347
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months395213182
Non-workerspeople9,7453,8635,882

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9459; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,242 households and 15,017 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.4% for males and 78.38% for females.
  • Of 5,272 workers, 92.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators864
Agricultural labourers2410
Household industry workers362
Other workers4,731379

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Nongmynsong (CT)2980198915,017

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.