Kentra Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Kentra is a village situated in Songsak block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 16 families residing in the village Kentra. The total population of Kentra is 85 out of which 45 are males and 40 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kentra is 889.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kentra village is 20 which is 24% of the total population. There are 9 male children and 11 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kentra is 1,222 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Kentra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kentra is 70.8%. Thus Kentra village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 75% and the female literacy rate is 65.52% in Kentra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kentra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kentra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kentra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Literacy | 70.77% | 75% | 65.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 84 | 45 | 39 |
| Illiterate | 39 | 18 | 21 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.8% of total population in Kentra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kentra village out of total population, 48 were engaged in work activities. 33.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Cultivators | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 32 | 11 | 21 |
| Non Working | 37 | 18 | 19 |
Map of Kentra, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Kentra, Songsak
Below are the list of villages near Kentra village in Songsak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Asil Mindil | 102 |
| Asil Chiringgre | 55 |
| Sokadam Rongkabok | 138 |
| Sokadam Aruakgre | 51 |
| Sokadam Agalgre | 214 |
| Sokadam Balading | 188 |
| Bone-Chisogre | 105 |
| Bone Songgitcham | 689 |
| Sawegre | 227 |
| Cheran Bonegre | 101 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kentra, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia