Silkigittim Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Silkigittim is a village situated in Kharkutta block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 57 families residing in the village Silkigittim. The total population of Silkigittim is 318 out of which 169 are males and 149 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Silkigittim is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silkigittim village is 90 which is 28% of the total population. There are 51 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silkigittim is 765 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882) of Silkigittim village.

Population
318
Families
57
Literacy
51.32%
Sex Ratio
882

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Silkigittim is 51.3%. Thus Silkigittim village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 61.86% and the female literacy rate is 40% in Silkigittim village.

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

Silkigittim Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 90 51 39
Literacy 51.32% 61.86% 40%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 317 168 149
Illiterate 201 96 105

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Silkigittim village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Silkigittim village out of total population, 113 were engaged in work activities. 54.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 62 55 7
Cultivators 56 51 5
Agriculture Labourer 3 3 0
Other Workers 3 1 2
Marginal Workers 51 11 40
Non Working 205 103 102

Nearby Villages to Silkigittim,

Below are the list of villages near Silkigittim village in Kharkutta.

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