Ponchapara Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Ponchapara is a village situated in Zikzak block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 95 families residing in the village Ponchapara. The total population of Ponchapara is 568 out of which 286 are males and 282 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponchapara is 986.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponchapara village is 122 which is 21% of the total population. There are 61 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponchapara is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (986) of Ponchapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponchapara is 55.6%. Thus Ponchapara village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 66.22% and the female literacy rate is 44.8% in Ponchapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ponchapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ponchapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ponchapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 122 | 61 | 61 |
| Literacy | 55.61% | 66.22% | 44.8% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 562 | 283 | 279 |
| Illiterate | 320 | 137 | 183 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.9% of total population in Ponchapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ponchapara village out of total population, 279 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 279 workers engaged in Main Work, 205 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 233 | 116 | 117 |
| Cultivators | 205 | 97 | 108 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 46 | 31 | 15 |
| Non Working | 289 | 139 | 150 |
Nearby Villages to Ponchapara,
Below are the list of villages near Ponchapara village in Zikzak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ganggikona | 310 |
| Rongchungre | 232 |
| Anchengggre | 213 |
| Rukolpara | 248 |
| Mekdual | 205 |
| Wadagre | 216 |
| Mekdual Adinggre | 341 |
| Bolgakgre | 569 |
| Damalgre | 261 |
| Hatibelpara | 296 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ponchapara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia