Wakchikong Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Wakchikong is a village situated in Dambo Rongjeng block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 75 families residing in the village Wakchikong. The total population of Wakchikong is 427 out of which 216 are males and 211 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wakchikong is 977.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wakchikong village is 96 which is 22% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wakchikong is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Wakchikong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wakchikong is 81.9%. Thus Wakchikong village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 85.28% and the female literacy rate is 78.57% in Wakchikong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wakchikong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wakchikong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wakchikong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 96 | 53 | 43 |
| Literacy | 81.87% | 85.28% | 78.57% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 422 | 213 | 209 |
| Illiterate | 156 | 77 | 79 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.8% of total population in Wakchikong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wakchikong village out of total population, 77 were engaged in work activities. 93.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 72 | 61 | 11 |
| Cultivators | 55 | 44 | 11 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Non Working | 350 | 153 | 197 |
Nearby Villages to Wakchikong,
Below are the list of villages near Wakchikong village in Dambo Rongjeng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kanchija Gittim | 159 |
| Rongdu Rongra | 243 |
| Awangga | 353 |
| Rongjeng Chigisimgittim | 395 |
| Rongsil | 219 |
| Dogep Gipuram | 195 |
| Rongspong | 166 |
| Silchanggittim | 709 |
| Tebilgittim | 30 |
| Nengbrok | 456 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wakchikong, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia