Aigre Songitcham Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Aigre Songitcham is a village situated in Dadenggiri block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 48 families residing in the village Aigre Songitcham. The total population of Aigre Songitcham is 238 out of which 126 are males and 112 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Aigre Songitcham is 889.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Aigre Songitcham village is 50 which is 21% of the total population. There are 31 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Aigre Songitcham is 613 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Aigre Songitcham village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Aigre Songitcham is 37.8%. Thus Aigre Songitcham village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 35.79% and the female literacy rate is 39.78% in Aigre Songitcham village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Aigre Songitcham village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Aigre Songitcham Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Aigre Songitcham village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 50 | 31 | 19 |
| Literacy | 37.77% | 35.79% | 39.78% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 235 | 125 | 110 |
| Illiterate | 167 | 92 | 75 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.7% of total population in Aigre Songitcham village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Aigre Songitcham village out of total population, 120 were engaged in work activities. 95.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 120 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 115 | 58 | 57 |
| Cultivators | 96 | 49 | 47 |
| Household Industries | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Non Working | 118 | 64 | 54 |
Nearby Villages to Aigre Songitcham,
Below are the list of villages near Aigre Songitcham village in Dadenggiri.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lower Baljek Aduma | 368 |
| Aigre Dochingket | 141 |
| Upper Baljek Aduma | 360 |
| Chenggalgre | 293 |
| Aigre Apal | 278 |
| Damal Dipogre | 156 |
| Dipogre | 556 |
| Rongkemgre | 179 |
| Bakjek Songgitcham | 405 |
| Dilsigre | 713 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Aigre Songitcham, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia