Balat Population, Caste, Working Data West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Balat is a village situated in Ranikor block of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 193 families residing in the village Balat. The total population of Balat is 987 out of which 501 are males and 486 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balat is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balat village is 149 which is 15% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balat is 693 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Balat village.

Population
987
Families
193
Literacy
80.43%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balat is 80.4%. Thus Balat village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.2% of West Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 85.23% and the female literacy rate is 75.76% in Balat village.

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

Balat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 149 88 61
Literacy 80.43% 85.23% 75.76%
Scheduled Caste 1 1 0
Scheduled Tribe 525 256 269
Illiterate 313 149 164

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53.2% of total population in Balat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balat village out of total population, 332 were engaged in work activities. 96.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 332 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 319 236 83
Cultivators 2 2 0
Agriculture Labourer 14 7 7
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 302 226 76
Marginal Workers 13 1 12
Non Working 655 264 391

Nearby Villages to Balat,

Below are the list of villages near Balat village in Ranikor.

Village Population
Kakorkura 398
Mulapat 198
Jimaduar 139
Umbir 222
Old Moilam 407
New Moilam 193
Songdongktieh 91
Mawshaliah 234
Umpung 659
Nongthymmai 190

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