Abima Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Abima is a village situated in Selsella block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 85 families residing in the village Abima. The total population of Abima is 548 out of which 274 are males and 274 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Abima is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Abima village is 96 which is 18% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Abima is 1,341 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Abima village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Abima is 75.4%. Thus Abima village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 76.82% and the female literacy rate is 73.97% in Abima village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Abima village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Abima Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Abima village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 96 | 41 | 55 |
| Literacy | 75.44% | 76.82% | 73.97% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 540 | 271 | 269 |
| Illiterate | 207 | 95 | 112 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.5% of total population in Abima village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Abima village out of total population, 281 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 281 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 226 | 120 | 106 |
| Cultivators | 122 | 68 | 54 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 31 | 12 | 19 |
| Household Industries | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 60 | 34 | 26 |
| Marginal Workers | 55 | 32 | 23 |
| Non Working | 267 | 122 | 145 |
Nearby Villages to Abima,
Below are the list of villages near Abima village in Selsella.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dumduma | 155 |
| Khilbhoi | 401 |
| Chiranggre | 88 |
| Bhajamara | 436 |
| Dilnapara | 252 |
| Khasigre | 117 |
| Kagagiri | 184 |
| Ramjonggre | 485 |
| Taironggre | 133 |
| Kharigaon | 551 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Abima, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia