Lower Katongger Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Lower Katongger is a village situated in Tikrikilla block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 43 families residing in the village Lower Katongger. The total population of Lower Katongger is 212 out of which 100 are males and 112 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lower Katongger is 1,120.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lower Katongger village is 42 which is 20% of the total population. There are 18 male children and 24 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lower Katongger is 1,333 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,120) of Lower Katongger village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lower Katongger is 50%. Thus Lower Katongger village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 57.32% and the female literacy rate is 43.18% in Lower Katongger village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lower Katongger village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lower Katongger Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lower Katongger village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 42 | 18 | 24 |
| Literacy | 50% | 57.32% | 43.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 210 | 98 | 112 |
| Illiterate | 127 | 53 | 74 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.1% of total population in Lower Katongger village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lower Katongger village out of total population, 100 were engaged in work activities. 87% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 100 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 87 | 38 | 49 |
| Cultivators | 50 | 38 | 12 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Marginal Workers | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Non Working | 112 | 53 | 59 |
Nearby Villages to Lower Katongger,
Below are the list of villages near Lower Katongger village in Tikrikilla.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Upper Katonggre | 261 |
| Bondukmali | 510 |
| Upper Darenchigre | 170 |
| Borodoldonga | 544 |
| Lower Darengchigre | 223 |
| Chamaguri | 466 |
| Borobakra | 347 |
| Lower Damachiga | 671 |
| Borogobol | 399 |
| Choudenggre | 210 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lower Katongger, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia