Ratacherra Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Ratacherra is a village situated in Khliehriat block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 310 families residing in the village Ratacherra. The total population of Ratacherra is 1,841 out of which 967 are males and 874 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ratacherra is 904.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ratacherra village is 387 which is 21% of the total population. There are 206 male children and 181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ratacherra is 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Ratacherra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ratacherra is 68.2%. Thus Ratacherra village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 67.94% and the female literacy rate is 68.4% in Ratacherra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ratacherra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ratacherra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ratacherra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 387 | 206 | 181 |
| Literacy | 68.16% | 67.94% | 68.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,788 | 921 | 867 |
| Illiterate | 850 | 450 | 400 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.1% of total population in Ratacherra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ratacherra village out of total population, 644 were engaged in work activities. 92.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 644 workers engaged in Main Work, 504 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 594 | 437 | 157 |
| Cultivators | 504 | 369 | 135 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 87 | 65 | 22 |
| Marginal Workers | 50 | 30 | 20 |
| Non Working | 1,197 | 500 | 697 |
Nearby Villages to Ratacherra,
Below are the list of villages near Ratacherra village in Khliehriat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lum Phyllut | 395 |
| Moolidor | 48 |
| Dona Umbluh | 173 |
| Dona Skur | 427 |
| Umkiang | 3,082 |
| Pyrtakuna | 516 |
| Lum Soskie | 176 |
| Kuliang | 843 |
| Shymplong | 293 |
| Borsora | 359 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ratacherra, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia