Kalogaon Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Kalogaon is a village situated in Selsella block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 108 families residing in the village Kalogaon. The total population of Kalogaon is 592 out of which 320 are males and 272 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalogaon is 850.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalogaon village is 123 which is 21% of the total population. There are 68 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalogaon is 809 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (850) of Kalogaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalogaon is 61.4%. Thus Kalogaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 66.27% and the female literacy rate is 55.76% in Kalogaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kalogaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kalogaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalogaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 123 | 68 | 55 |
| Literacy | 61.41% | 66.27% | 55.76% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Illiterate | 304 | 153 | 151 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.2% of total population in Kalogaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kalogaon village out of total population, 162 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 162 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 159 | 144 | 15 |
| Cultivators | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 133 | 121 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Non Working | 430 | 176 | 254 |
Nearby Villages to Kalogaon,
Below are the list of villages near Kalogaon village in Selsella.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Phershakandi | 2,894 |
| Patranga | 1,127 |
| Haripur | 2,039 |
| Rajabala | 1,269 |
| Silkata | 1,708 |
| Batabari | 756 |
| Namabilla | 1,794 |
| Makha - Apal | 129 |
| Garodubi | 1,508 |
| Tarapara | 161 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kalogaon, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia