Namchapara Population, Caste, Working Data South Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Namchapara is a village situated in Gasuapara block of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 97 families residing in the village Namchapara. The total population of Namchapara is 537 out of which 276 are males and 261 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Namchapara is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Namchapara village is 123 which is 23% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Namchapara is 1,050 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Namchapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Namchapara is 41.1%. Thus Namchapara village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.7% of South Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 46.3% and the female literacy rate is 35.35% in Namchapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Namchapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Namchapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Namchapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 123 | 60 | 63 |
| Literacy | 41.06% | 46.3% | 35.35% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 512 | 254 | 258 |
| Illiterate | 367 | 176 | 191 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 95.3% of total population in Namchapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Namchapara village out of total population, 217 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 217 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 156 | 123 | 33 |
| Cultivators | 34 | 21 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 111 | 94 | 17 |
| Marginal Workers | 61 | 14 | 47 |
| Non Working | 320 | 139 | 181 |
Nearby Villages to Namchapara,
Below are the list of villages near Namchapara village in Gasuapara.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ampangdamgiri | 50 |
| Kujolgiri | 134 |
| Chengkali | 498 |
| Kolapara | 516 |
| Dima Chigitchak | 234 |
| Bilkona | 886 |
| Dimagiri | 311 |
| Dumnikura | 481 |
| Onajora | 76 |
| Ramchengga | 811 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Namchapara, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia