Lower Mendal Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Lower Mendal is a village situated in Songsak block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 35 families residing in the village Lower Mendal. The total population of Lower Mendal is 194 out of which 83 are males and 111 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lower Mendal is 1,337.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lower Mendal village is 29 which is 15% of the total population. There are 11 male children and 18 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lower Mendal is 1,636 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,337) of Lower Mendal village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lower Mendal is 74.5%. Thus Lower Mendal village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 77.78% and the female literacy rate is 72.04% in Lower Mendal village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lower Mendal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lower Mendal Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lower Mendal village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 29 | 11 | 18 |
| Literacy | 74.55% | 77.78% | 72.04% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 193 | 83 | 110 |
| Illiterate | 71 | 27 | 44 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.5% of total population in Lower Mendal village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lower Mendal village out of total population, 75 were engaged in work activities. 73.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 75 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 49 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 55 | 32 | 23 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 49 | 28 | 21 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| Non Working | 119 | 46 | 73 |
Nearby Villages to Lower Mendal,
Below are the list of villages near Lower Mendal village in Songsak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| New Mendal | 426 |
| Sakalnang | 96 |
| Mendal | 482 |
| Rongjal | 176 |
| Akarok Songgital | 451 |
| Akemgre | 229 |
| Rem Dalmagre | 99 |
| Dingrepa | 343 |
| Rongrong Apal | 196 |
| Bansinggre | 75 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lower Mendal, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia