Bilkona Population, Caste, Working Data South Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Bilkona is a village situated in Gasuapara block of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 144 families residing in the village Bilkona. The total population of Bilkona is 886 out of which 463 are males and 423 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bilkona is 914.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bilkona village is 181 which is 20% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bilkona is 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Bilkona village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bilkona is 67.1%. Thus Bilkona village has a higher literacy rate compared to 57.7% of South Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 69.06% and the female literacy rate is 65.01% in Bilkona village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bilkona village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bilkona Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bilkona village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 181 | 101 | 80 |
| Literacy | 67.09% | 69.06% | 65.01% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 816 | 424 | 392 |
| Illiterate | 413 | 213 | 200 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 92.1% of total population in Bilkona village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bilkona village out of total population, 299 were engaged in work activities. 61.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 299 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 183 | 158 | 25 |
| Cultivators | 62 | 50 | 12 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 111 | 98 | 13 |
| Marginal Workers | 116 | 11 | 105 |
| Non Working | 587 | 294 | 293 |
Map of Bilkona, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Bilkona, Gasuapara
Below are the list of villages near Bilkona village in Gasuapara.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kolapara | 516 |
| Dumnikura | 481 |
| Kujolgiri | 134 |
| Ramchengga | 811 |
| Namchapara | 537 |
| Batabari | 224 |
| Ampangdamgiri | 50 |
| Kapasipara | 1,108 |
| Chengkali | 498 |
| Jatapara | 198 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bilkona, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia