Kandargaon Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Kandargaon is a village situated in Selsella block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 188 families residing in the village Kandargaon. The total population of Kandargaon is 953 out of which 462 are males and 491 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandargaon is 1,063.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kandargaon village is 229 which is 24% of the total population. There are 112 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandargaon is 1,045 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,063) of Kandargaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandargaon is 31.1%. Thus Kandargaon village has a lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 36.29% and the female literacy rate is 26.2% in Kandargaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kandargaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kandargaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kandargaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 229 | 112 | 117 |
| Literacy | 31.08% | 36.29% | 26.2% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 728 | 335 | 393 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kandargaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kandargaon village out of total population, 286 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 286 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 222 | 188 | 34 |
| Cultivators | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 39 | 27 | 12 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 160 | 140 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 64 | 31 | 33 |
| Non Working | 667 | 243 | 424 |
Map of Kandargaon, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Kandargaon, Selsella
Below are the list of villages near Kandargaon village in Selsella.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sidakandi | 2,413 |
| Garodubi | 1,508 |
| New Bhaitbari | 1,094 |
| Namabilla | 1,794 |
| Koikuri | 338 |
| Silkata | 1,708 |
| Noyagaon I | 835 |
| Haripur | 2,039 |
| Noyagaon | 886 |
| Phershakandi | 2,894 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kandargaon, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia