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Balian Population - Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya

Balian is a medium size village located in Umling Block of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya with total 78 families residing. The Balian village has population of 415 of which 223 are males while 192 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balian village population of children with age 0-6 is 69 which makes up 16.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balian village is 861 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Balian as per census is 725, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Balian village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Balian village was 73.99 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Balian Male literacy stands at 76.50 % while female literacy rate was 71.17 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Balian 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 Balian village.

Balian Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 78 - -
Population 415 223 192
Child (0-6) 69 40 29
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 318 173 145
Literacy 73.99 % 76.50 % 71.17 %
Total Workers 123 109 14
Main Worker 123 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

In Balian village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 76.63 % of total population in Balian village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Balian village of Ri Bhoi.

Work Profile

In Balian village out of total population, 123 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 123 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.