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Balughat B Population - West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Balughat B is a medium size village located in Zikzak Block of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya with total 44 families residing. The Balughat B village has population of 233 of which 110 are males while 123 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balughat B village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 23.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balughat B village is 1118 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Balughat B as per census is 1200, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Balughat B village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Balughat B village was 74.16 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Balughat B Male literacy stands at 76.47 % while female literacy rate was 72.04 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Balughat B village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Balughat B village.

Balughat B Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 44 - -
Population 233 110 123
Child (0-6) 55 25 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 232 109 123
Literacy 74.16 % 76.47 % 72.04 %
Total Workers 107 56 51
Main Worker 49 - -
Marginal Worker 58 10 48

Caste Factor

In Balughat B village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.57 % of total population in Balughat B village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Balughat B village of West Garo Hills.

Work Profile

In Balughat B village out of total population, 107 were engaged in work activities. 45.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 107 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34 were Agricultural labourer.