Somonpara Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Somonpara is a village situated in Gambegre block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 110 families residing in the village Somonpara. The total population of Somonpara is 622 out of which 312 are males and 310 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somonpara is 994.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somonpara village is 115 which is 18% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 51 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somonpara is 797 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Somonpara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somonpara is 91.1%. Thus Somonpara village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 99.19% and the female literacy rate is 83.4% in Somonpara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Somonpara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Somonpara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Somonpara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 115 | 64 | 51 |
| Literacy | 91.12% | 99.19% | 83.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 607 | 307 | 300 |
| Illiterate | 160 | 66 | 94 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.6% of total population in Somonpara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Somonpara village out of total population, 256 were engaged in work activities. 95.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 256 workers engaged in Main Work, 229 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 244 | 118 | 126 |
| Cultivators | 229 | 107 | 122 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Non Working | 366 | 189 | 177 |
Nearby Villages to Somonpara,
Below are the list of villages near Somonpara village in Gambegre.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bolari Bazar | 158 |
| Sengminpara | 181 |
| Saka Boldamgiri | 506 |
| Dopogiri | 344 |
| Jengchamggre | 88 |
| Dosagiri | 311 |
| Kosak Jembragre | 157 |
| Tochapara | 486 |
| Jembragre | 148 |
| Jebalgiri | 228 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Somonpara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia