Upper Watregre Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Upper Watregre is a village situated in Tikrikilla block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 146 families residing in the village Upper Watregre. The total population of Upper Watregre is 796 out of which 407 are males and 389 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upper Watregre is 956.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upper Watregre village is 148 which is 19% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upper Watregre is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Upper Watregre village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upper Watregre is 79.3%. Thus Upper Watregre village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 83.48% and the female literacy rate is 74.92% in Upper Watregre village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Upper Watregre village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Upper Watregre Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Upper Watregre village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 148 | 74 | 74 |
| Literacy | 79.32% | 83.48% | 74.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 784 | 401 | 383 |
| Illiterate | 282 | 129 | 153 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.5% of total population in Upper Watregre village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Upper Watregre village out of total population, 343 were engaged in work activities. 99.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 343 workers engaged in Main Work, 329 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 342 | 174 | 168 |
| Cultivators | 329 | 167 | 162 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 453 | 233 | 220 |
Nearby Villages to Upper Watregre,
Below are the list of villages near Upper Watregre village in Tikrikilla.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Menggotchigre | 232 |
| Jelbonggre | 136 |
| Bawegre | 83 |
| Kalwagre | 184 |
| Dilgigre | 164 |
| Didapara | 274 |
| Doabokgre | 286 |
| Lower Watregre | 211 |
| Menggotchigre Songma | 156 |
| Chimagre | 293 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Upper Watregre, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia