Upper Kentra Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Upper Kentra is a village situated in Kharkutta block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22 families residing in the village Upper Kentra. The total population of Upper Kentra is 125 out of which 66 are males and 59 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upper Kentra is 894.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upper Kentra village is 20 which is 16% of the total population. There are 12 male children and 8 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upper Kentra is 667 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Upper Kentra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upper Kentra is 89.5%. Thus Upper Kentra village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 92.59% and the female literacy rate is 86.27% in Upper Kentra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Upper Kentra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Upper Kentra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Upper Kentra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Literacy | 89.52% | 92.59% | 86.27% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 122 | 64 | 58 |
| Illiterate | 31 | 16 | 15 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.6% of total population in Upper Kentra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Upper Kentra village out of total population, 76 were engaged in work activities. 6.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 93.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 71 | 36 | 35 |
| Non Working | 49 | 25 | 24 |
Nearby Villages to Upper Kentra,
Below are the list of villages near Upper Kentra village in Kharkutta.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kentra | 140 |
| Kentra Mapilsiram | 143 |
| Nameram | 198 |
| Bugakol | 454 |
| Tengasot | 352 |
| Ansalipara | 75 |
| Chilpara | 454 |
| New Amerim | 351 |
| Chilpara Reserve | 529 |
| Tombuma | 163 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Upper Kentra, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia