Kaligaon Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Kaligaon is a village situated in Zikzak block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 29 families residing in the village Kaligaon. The total population of Kaligaon is 118 out of which 54 are males and 64 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kaligaon is 1,185.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaligaon village is 25 which is 21% of the total population. There are 7 male children and 18 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaligaon is 2,571 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,185) of Kaligaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kaligaon is 43%. Thus Kaligaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 51.06% and the female literacy rate is 34.78% in Kaligaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kaligaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kaligaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kaligaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 25 | 7 | 18 |
| Literacy | 43.01% | 51.06% | 34.78% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 116 | 52 | 64 |
| Illiterate | 78 | 30 | 48 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.3% of total population in Kaligaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kaligaon village out of total population, 72 were engaged in work activities. 98.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 72 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 71 | 32 | 39 |
| Cultivators | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 39 | 15 | 24 |
| Other Workers | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 46 | 21 | 25 |
Nearby Villages to Kaligaon,
Below are the list of villages near Kaligaon village in Zikzak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lokaichar | 889 |
| Kodaldhowa | 384 |
| Ghilajuri | 229 |
| Dahagulipara | 182 |
| Merengipara | 784 |
| Paglipara | 51 |
| Koraitola | 198 |
| Kisanpara | 92 |
| Salampara | 108 |
| Silbaripara | 270 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kaligaon, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia