Bapung Skur Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Bapung Skur is a village situated in Khliehriat block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 355 families residing in the village Bapung Skur. The total population of Bapung Skur is 2,289 out of which 1,138 are males and 1,151 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bapung Skur is 1,011.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bapung Skur village is 482 which is 21% of the total population. There are 253 male children and 229 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bapung Skur is 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011) of Bapung Skur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bapung Skur is 66.6%. Thus Bapung Skur village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 61.47% and the female literacy rate is 71.48% in Bapung Skur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bapung Skur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bapung Skur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bapung Skur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 482 | 253 | 229 |
| Literacy | 66.57% | 61.47% | 71.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,274 | 1,129 | 1,145 |
| Illiterate | 1,086 | 594 | 492 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.3% of total population in Bapung Skur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bapung Skur village out of total population, 805 were engaged in work activities. 71.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 805 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 179 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 575 | 314 | 261 |
| Cultivators | 56 | 13 | 43 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 179 | 52 | 127 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 338 | 248 | 90 |
| Marginal Workers | 230 | 138 | 92 |
| Non Working | 1,484 | 686 | 798 |
Nearby Villages to Bapung Skur,
Below are the list of villages near Bapung Skur village in Khliehriat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bapung shnong | 2,249 |
| Jalyiah | 1,359 |
| Mukha-ialong | 1,597 |
| Pamra Kmai | 1,320 |
| Pynthor Sale | 504 |
| Khlieh Myntriang | 363 |
| Tuber Kmai | 2,139 |
| Sutnga | 3,608 |
| Pamra Paithlu | 1,070 |
| Moo Pala | 443 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bapung Skur, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia