Chelapara Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Chelapara is a village situated in Zikzak block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 155 families residing in the village Chelapara. The total population of Chelapara is 636 out of which 319 are males and 317 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chelapara is 994.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chelapara village is 69 which is 11% of the total population. There are 28 male children and 41 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chelapara is 1,464 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Chelapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chelapara is 76.2%. Thus Chelapara village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 87.63% and the female literacy rate is 64.13% in Chelapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chelapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chelapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chelapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 69 | 28 | 41 |
| Literacy | 76.19% | 87.63% | 64.13% |
| Scheduled Caste | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 632 | 316 | 316 |
| Illiterate | 204 | 64 | 140 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.4% of total population in Chelapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chelapara village out of total population, 347 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 347 workers engaged in Main Work, 285 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 338 | 186 | 152 |
| Cultivators | 285 | 142 | 143 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 51 | 44 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Non Working | 289 | 131 | 158 |
Nearby Villages to Chelapara,
Below are the list of villages near Chelapara village in Zikzak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dufrigaon Koch | 429 |
| Kambakpara | 355 |
| Dufrigaon | 249 |
| Kambakpara Songgitchm | 296 |
| Katchegaon | 175 |
| Dimiligre | 283 |
| Katuligaon | 362 |
| Kambakpara Ameshgittim | 214 |
| Katuli | 89 |
| Satihari | 248 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chelapara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia