Tongapara Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Tongapara is a village situated in Dadenggiri block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 72 families residing in the village Tongapara. The total population of Tongapara is 417 out of which 215 are males and 202 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tongapara is 940.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tongapara village is 75 which is 18% of the total population. There are 39 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tongapara is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Tongapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tongapara is 62.9%. Thus Tongapara village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 73.3% and the female literacy rate is 51.81% in Tongapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tongapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tongapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tongapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 75 | 39 | 36 |
| Literacy | 62.87% | 73.3% | 51.81% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 396 | 207 | 189 |
| Illiterate | 202 | 86 | 116 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 95% of total population in Tongapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tongapara village out of total population, 178 were engaged in work activities. 88.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 178 workers engaged in Main Work, 142 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 158 | 83 | 75 |
| Cultivators | 142 | 71 | 71 |
| Other Workers | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| Non Working | 239 | 127 | 112 |
Nearby Villages to Tongapara,
Below are the list of villages near Tongapara village in Dadenggiri.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bolmagre | 70 |
| Dinganpara | 867 |
| Donapara | 111 |
| Adinggre | 56 |
| Chambakpara | 315 |
| Debraggre | 440 |
| Dodanggre | 396 |
| Doldenggre | 166 |
| Chambalgre | 163 |
| Chandigre | 495 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tongapara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia