Gorok Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Gorok is a village situated in Kharkutta block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 56 families residing in the village Gorok. The total population of Gorok is 299 out of which 146 are males and 153 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gorok is 1,048.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gorok village is 36 which is 12% of the total population. There are 17 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorok is 1,118 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,048) of Gorok village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gorok is 80.6%. Thus Gorok village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 83.72% and the female literacy rate is 77.61% in Gorok village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gorok village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gorok Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gorok village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 36 | 17 | 19 |
| Literacy | 80.61% | 83.72% | 77.61% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 292 | 143 | 149 |
| Illiterate | 87 | 38 | 49 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.7% of total population in Gorok village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gorok village out of total population, 200 were engaged in work activities. 64.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 200 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 129 | 68 | 61 |
| Cultivators | 96 | 51 | 45 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 71 | 34 | 37 |
| Non Working | 99 | 44 | 55 |
Map of Gorok, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Gorok, Kharkutta
Below are the list of villages near Gorok village in Kharkutta.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mingkrak Chinalsa | 303 |
| Dilma Ading | 154 |
| Mingkrak | 212 |
| Rangketgittim | 237 |
| Adokgre | 338 |
| Chigranggre | 196 |
| Reking | 292 |
| Matchadu | 214 |
| Norangga Dilnenggittim | 234 |
| Dosaram | 159 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gorok, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia