Sakalnang Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Sakalnang is a village situated in Songsak block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 19 families residing in the village Sakalnang. The total population of Sakalnang is 96 out of which 53 are males and 43 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sakalnang is 811.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sakalnang village is 24 which is 25% of the total population. There are 15 male children and 9 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sakalnang is 600 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (811) of Sakalnang village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sakalnang is 77.8%. Thus Sakalnang village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 76.32% and the female literacy rate is 79.41% in Sakalnang village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sakalnang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sakalnang Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sakalnang village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Literacy | 77.78% | 76.32% | 79.41% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 95 | 52 | 43 |
| Illiterate | 40 | 24 | 16 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99% of total population in Sakalnang village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sakalnang village out of total population, 40 were engaged in work activities. 92.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 40 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 37 | 22 | 15 |
| Cultivators | 36 | 21 | 15 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Non Working | 56 | 31 | 25 |
Nearby Villages to Sakalnang,
Below are the list of villages near Sakalnang village in Songsak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lower Mendal | 194 |
| Rongjal | 176 |
| New Mendal | 426 |
| Akemgre | 229 |
| Mendal | 482 |
| Dingrepa | 343 |
| Akarok Songgital | 451 |
| Bansinggre | 75 |
| Rem Dalmagre | 99 |
| Wakpat Apal | 207 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sakalnang, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia