Bengdapara Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Bengdapara is a village situated in Zikzak block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 56 families residing in the village Bengdapara. The total population of Bengdapara is 260 out of which 130 are males and 130 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bengdapara is 1,000.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bengdapara village is 55 which is 21% of the total population. There are 33 male children and 22 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bengdapara is 667 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Bengdapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bengdapara is 20%. Thus Bengdapara village has a lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 27.84% and the female literacy rate is 12.96% in Bengdapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bengdapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bengdapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bengdapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 55 | 33 | 22 |
| Literacy | 20% | 27.84% | 12.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 252 | 126 | 126 |
| Illiterate | 219 | 103 | 116 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.9% of total population in Bengdapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bengdapara village out of total population, 140 were engaged in work activities. 84.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 140 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 118 | 57 | 61 |
| Cultivators | 77 | 37 | 40 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 39 | 19 | 20 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| Non Working | 120 | 64 | 56 |
Map of Bengdapara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Bengdapara, Zikzak
Below are the list of villages near Bengdapara village in Zikzak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Darugre | 660 |
| Kimdegre | 100 |
| Menggongpara | 405 |
| Okchokgre | 173 |
| Anangpara | 500 |
| Sindilgre | 436 |
| Kidapara | 189 |
| Aningpara | 362 |
| Kirupara | 232 |
| Dengnagre | 174 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bengdapara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia