Shialkandi Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Shialkandi 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 150 families residing in the village Shialkandi. The total population of Shialkandi is 774 out of which 407 are males and 367 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shialkandi is 902.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shialkandi village is 169 which is 22% of the total population. There are 99 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shialkandi is 707 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Shialkandi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shialkandi is 50.7%. Thus Shialkandi village has a lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 53.9% and the female literacy rate is 47.47% in Shialkandi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shialkandi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shialkandi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shialkandi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 169 | 99 | 70 |
| Literacy | 50.74% | 53.9% | 47.47% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 467 | 241 | 226 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shialkandi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shialkandi village out of total population, 208 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 208 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 178 | 156 | 22 |
| Cultivators | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 132 | 114 | 18 |
| Marginal Workers | 30 | 24 | 6 |
| Non Working | 566 | 227 | 339 |
Map of Shialkandi, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Shialkandi, Selsella
Below are the list of villages near Shialkandi village in Selsella.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nayagaon | 1,074 |
| Kotchugre | 353 |
| Rajpur | 1,313 |
| Balujhora | 583 |
| Rajpur | 112 |
| Belbari | 1,562 |
| Dowabok | 65 |
| Upper Wadagokgre | 269 |
| Demdema | 111 |
| Askigandi | 944 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shialkandi, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia