Damash Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Damash is a village situated in Resubelpara block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 268 families residing in the village Damash. The total population of Damash is 1,606 out of which 799 are males and 807 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Damash is 1,010.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Damash village is 255 which is 16% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 133 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Damash is 1,090 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Damash village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Damash is 93.2%. Thus Damash village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 93.5% and the female literacy rate is 92.88% in Damash village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Damash village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Damash Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Damash village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 255 | 122 | 133 |
| Literacy | 93.19% | 93.5% | 92.88% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,556 | 772 | 784 |
| Illiterate | 347 | 166 | 181 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.9% of total population in Damash village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Damash village out of total population, 288 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 288 workers engaged in Main Work, 106 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 246 | 210 | 36 |
| Cultivators | 106 | 86 | 20 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 132 | 118 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 42 | 22 | 20 |
| Non Working | 1,318 | 567 | 751 |
Map of Damash, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Damash, Resubelpara
Below are the list of villages near Damash village in Resubelpara.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kashkona | 644 |
| Nikwatgre | 186 |
| Chimatcha | 733 |
| Rongsol | 263 |
| Dokamcheng | 790 |
| Upper Niaboli | 181 |
| Dokamcheng Songnaru | 291 |
| Kamalpara | 106 |
| Rongmaklong | 204 |
| Kash Deoripara | 103 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Damash, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia