Wakagre Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Wakagre is a village situated in Betasing block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 33 families residing in the village Wakagre. The total population of Wakagre is 169 out of which 82 are males and 87 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wakagre is 1,061.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wakagre village is 26 which is 15% of the total population. There are 13 male children and 13 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wakagre is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,061) of Wakagre village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wakagre is 73.4%. Thus Wakagre village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 81.16% and the female literacy rate is 66.22% in Wakagre village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wakagre village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wakagre Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wakagre village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| Literacy | 73.43% | 81.16% | 66.22% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 152 | 73 | 79 |
| Illiterate | 64 | 26 | 38 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 89.9% of total population in Wakagre village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wakagre village out of total population, 63 were engaged in work activities. 60.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 63 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 38 | 32 | 6 |
| Cultivators | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 25 | 4 | 21 |
| Non Working | 106 | 46 | 60 |
Nearby Villages to Wakagre,
Below are the list of villages near Wakagre village in Betasing.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rongsang Abagre | 294 |
| Uppar Damalgre | 825 |
| Jongchetpara Nokat | 75 |
| New Upper Damalgre | 103 |
| Jelbongpara | 448 |
| Wadagre | 152 |
| Rongbakgre | 406 |
| Bainapara Koch | 296 |
| Lower Rongbakgre | 104 |
| Adugre | 526 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wakagre, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia