Dame Abanda Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Dame Abanda is a village situated in Songsak block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 40 families residing in the village Dame Abanda. The total population of Dame Abanda is 220 out of which 119 are males and 101 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dame Abanda is 849.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dame Abanda village is 33 which is 15% of the total population. There are 19 male children and 14 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dame Abanda is 737 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (849) of Dame Abanda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dame Abanda is 93.6%. Thus Dame Abanda village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 96% and the female literacy rate is 90.8% in Dame Abanda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dame Abanda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dame Abanda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dame Abanda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| Literacy | 93.58% | 96% | 90.8% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 214 | 116 | 98 |
| Illiterate | 45 | 23 | 22 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.3% of total population in Dame Abanda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dame Abanda village out of total population, 86 were engaged in work activities. 98.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 86 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 85 | 42 | 43 |
| Cultivators | 83 | 41 | 42 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 134 | 77 | 57 |
Nearby Villages to Dame Abanda,
Below are the list of villages near Dame Abanda village in Songsak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dame Apal | 240 |
| Nengsa Apal | 314 |
| Sanima | 269 |
| Bansinggre | 199 |
| Wakpat Apal | 207 |
| Skera Apal | 367 |
| Bansinggre | 75 |
| Raja Apal | 610 |
| Dingrepa | 343 |
| Gambolgong | 84 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dame Abanda, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia