Shyamding Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Shyamding is a village situated in Selsella block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 585 families residing in the village Shyamding. The total population of Shyamding is 3,117 out of which 1,587 are males and 1,530 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shyamding is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shyamding village is 581 which is 19% of the total population. There are 298 male children and 283 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shyamding is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Shyamding village.

Population
3,117
Families
585
Literacy
70.78%
Sex Ratio
964

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shyamding is 70.8%. Thus Shyamding village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 74.48% and the female literacy rate is 66.96% in Shyamding village.

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

Shyamding Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 581 298 283
Literacy 70.78% 74.48% 66.96%
Scheduled Caste 3 2 1
Scheduled Tribe 242 123 119
Illiterate 1,322 627 695

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.8% of total population in Shyamding village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shyamding village out of total population, 1,067 were engaged in work activities. 53% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,067 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 566 493 73
Cultivators 43 40 3
Agriculture Labourer 14 13 1
Household Industries 14 14 0
Other Workers 495 426 69
Marginal Workers 501 233 268
Non Working 2,050 861 1,189

Nearby Villages to Shyamding,

Below are the list of villages near Shyamding village in Selsella.

Village Population
Soleartek 727
Purno Nagar 286
Phulbari 543
Chibinang 2,583
Lower Phulbari 2,609
Bangsidua 854
Milanpur 632
Rongsanggre 732
Lower Shyamnagar 162
Nimaikata 1,069

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