Kelkang Population, Caste, Working Data Champhai, Mizoram - Census 2011
Kelkang is a village situated in Khawzawl block of Champhai district in Mizoram. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 220 families residing in the village Kelkang. The total population of Kelkang is 1,039 out of which 527 are males and 512 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kelkang is 972.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kelkang village is 167 which is 16% of the total population. There are 91 male children and 76 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kelkang is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Kelkang village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kelkang is 97.6%. Thus Kelkang village has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.2% of Champhai district. The male literacy rate is 99.31% and the female literacy rate is 95.87% in Kelkang village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kelkang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kelkang Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kelkang village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 167 | 91 | 76 |
| Literacy | 97.59% | 99.31% | 95.87% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,036 | 525 | 511 |
| Illiterate | 188 | 94 | 94 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Kelkang village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kelkang village out of total population, 513 were engaged in work activities. 99.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 513 workers engaged in Main Work, 455 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 512 | 295 | 217 |
| Cultivators | 455 | 256 | 199 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 53 | 38 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 526 | 232 | 294 |
Map of Kelkang, Champhai, Mizoram
Nearby Villages to Kelkang, Khawzawl
Below are the list of villages near Kelkang village in Khawzawl.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Melbuk | 533 |
| Tualte | 1,177 |
| Mualkawi | 664 |
| Vangtlang | 521 |
| Tuipui | 461 |
| Chalrang | 696 |
| Mualzen | 12 |
| New Chalrang | 550 |
| Melhnih | 28 |
| Chawngtlai | 1,638 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kelkang, Champhai, Mizoram - Wikipedia