Sialkan Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Sialkan is a village situated in Saipung block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 20 families residing in the village Sialkan. The total population of Sialkan is 114 out of which 58 are males and 56 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sialkan is 966.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sialkan village is 27 which is 24% of the total population. There are 15 male children and 12 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sialkan is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Sialkan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sialkan is 77%. Thus Sialkan village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 95.35% and the female literacy rate is 59.09% in Sialkan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sialkan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sialkan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sialkan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| Literacy | 77.01% | 95.35% | 59.09% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 103 | 54 | 49 |
| Illiterate | 47 | 17 | 30 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.4% of total population in Sialkan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sialkan village out of total population, 31 were engaged in work activities. 93.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 29 | 21 | 8 |
| Cultivators | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Non Working | 83 | 36 | 47 |
Nearby Villages to Sialkan,
Below are the list of villages near Sialkan village in Saipung.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Seijronghong | 5 |
| Tlangpui | 98 |
| Moulcheng | 81 |
| Kulpui | 261 |
| Sakwa | 172 |
| Saron | 85 |
| Artan | 106 |
| New Tlangmoi | 63 |
| Teizol | 80 |
| Moullian | 631 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sialkan, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia