Wakgitcho Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Wakgitcho is a village situated in Samanda block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22 families residing in the village Wakgitcho. The total population of Wakgitcho is 114 out of which 56 are males and 58 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wakgitcho is 1,036.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wakgitcho village is 20 which is 18% of the total population. There are 11 male children and 9 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wakgitcho is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Wakgitcho village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wakgitcho is 58.5%. Thus Wakgitcho village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 68.89% and the female literacy rate is 48.98% in Wakgitcho village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wakgitcho village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wakgitcho Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wakgitcho village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Literacy | 58.51% | 68.89% | 48.98% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 113 | 56 | 57 |
| Illiterate | 59 | 25 | 34 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.1% of total population in Wakgitcho village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wakgitcho village out of total population, 52 were engaged in work activities. 63.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 33 | 24 | 9 |
| Cultivators | 32 | 24 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| Non Working | 62 | 31 | 31 |
Nearby Villages to Wakgitcho,
Below are the list of villages near Wakgitcho village in Samanda.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Samanda Megapgre | 401 |
| Rongkem | 210 |
| Samanda Patranggre | 55 |
| Dolwarigre | 227 |
| New Chidekgiri | 101 |
| Dinaminggre | 496 |
| Chonggigre | 67 |
| Akel Agalgre | 161 |
| Bansinggre | 191 |
| Akelgre | 268 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wakgitcho, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia