Megagre Songgitcham Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Megagre Songgitcham is a village situated in Samanda block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 51 families residing in the village Megagre Songgitcham. The total population of Megagre Songgitcham is 231 out of which 123 are males and 108 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Megagre Songgitcham is 878.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Megagre Songgitcham village is 45 which is 19% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 16 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Megagre Songgitcham is 552 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (878) of Megagre Songgitcham village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Megagre Songgitcham is 68.8%. Thus Megagre Songgitcham village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 80.85% and the female literacy rate is 56.52% in Megagre Songgitcham village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Megagre Songgitcham village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Megagre Songgitcham Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Megagre Songgitcham village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 45 | 29 | 16 |
| Literacy | 68.82% | 80.85% | 56.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 230 | 123 | 107 |
| Illiterate | 103 | 47 | 56 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Megagre Songgitcham village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Megagre Songgitcham village out of total population, 67 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 53 | 44 | 9 |
| Cultivators | 47 | 40 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Non Working | 164 | 68 | 96 |
Nearby Villages to Megagre Songgitcham,
Below are the list of villages near Megagre Songgitcham village in Samanda.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dilma Dilsek | 140 |
| Megagre Songgital | 173 |
| Matchok Akawe | 51 |
| Rongribo Chibolgre | 138 |
| Rongakgre | 123 |
| Rongribo Gongmagre | 217 |
| Suchilgre Songgital | 198 |
| Rongribo Retenggre | 103 |
| Suchilgre Songgitcham | 161 |
| Rongribo Watregre | 232 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Megagre Songgitcham, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia