Bakur Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Bakur is a village situated in Amlarem block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 349 families residing in the village Bakur. The total population of Bakur is 1,911 out of which 976 are males and 935 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bakur is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bakur village is 299 which is 16% of the total population. There are 155 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bakur is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Bakur village.

Population
1,911
Families
349
Literacy
84.12%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bakur is 84.1%. Thus Bakur village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 87.7% and the female literacy rate is 80.4% in Bakur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bakur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bakur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bakur village.

Total Male Female
Children 299 155 144
Literacy 84.12% 87.7% 80.4%
Scheduled Caste 210 110 100
Scheduled Tribe 1,527 762 765
Illiterate 555 256 299

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 79.9% of total population in Bakur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bakur village out of total population, 903 were engaged in work activities. 74.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 903 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 673 478 195
Cultivators 14 12 2
Agriculture Labourer 7 5 2
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 649 459 190
Marginal Workers 230 91 139
Non Working 1,008 407 601

Nearby Villages to Bakur,

Below are the list of villages near Bakur village in Amlarem.

Village Population
Dawki 483
Latang 32
Darang 1,234
Tamabil 48
Kongwang 59
Amdoh 118
Lymba 145
Riahjalong 82
Sohkha Model 326
Rhongkum 91

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