Chigitchakgre Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Chigitchakgre is a village situated in Betasing block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 164 families residing in the village Chigitchakgre. The total population of Chigitchakgre is 960 out of which 495 are males and 465 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chigitchakgre is 939.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chigitchakgre village is 177 which is 18% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chigitchakgre is 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Chigitchakgre village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chigitchakgre is 76.5%. Thus Chigitchakgre village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 80.65% and the female literacy rate is 72.21% in Chigitchakgre village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chigitchakgre village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chigitchakgre Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chigitchakgre village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 177 | 97 | 80 |
| Literacy | 76.5% | 80.65% | 72.21% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 929 | 477 | 452 |
| Illiterate | 361 | 174 | 187 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.8% of total population in Chigitchakgre village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chigitchakgre village out of total population, 404 were engaged in work activities. 19.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 404 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 63 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 80 | 62 | 18 |
| Cultivators | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 63 | 45 | 18 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 324 | 136 | 188 |
| Non Working | 556 | 297 | 259 |
Map of Chigitchakgre, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Chigitchakgre, Betasing
Below are the list of villages near Chigitchakgre village in Betasing.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bolchugre | 501 |
| Bollonggre | 160 |
| Chimisenggre | 509 |
| Kebolpara | 453 |
| Chisregre | 467 |
| Chikimilgre | 259 |
| Balalgre | 201 |
| Ballonggre | 228 |
| Wakka Akongre | 156 |
| Molmegre | 72 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chigitchakgre, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia