Lower Damalgre Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Lower Damalgre 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 173 families residing in the village Lower Damalgre. The total population of Lower Damalgre is 983 out of which 513 are males and 470 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lower Damalgre is 916.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Lower Damalgre village is 145 which is 15% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lower Damalgre is 1,071 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Lower Damalgre village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lower Damalgre is 80.8%. Thus Lower Damalgre village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 83.07% and the female literacy rate is 78.23% in Lower Damalgre village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lower Damalgre village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lower Damalgre Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lower Damalgre village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 145 | 70 | 75 |
| Literacy | 80.79% | 83.07% | 78.23% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 922 | 480 | 442 |
| Illiterate | 306 | 145 | 161 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.8% of total population in Lower Damalgre village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lower Damalgre village out of total population, 362 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 362 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 307 | 162 | 145 |
| Cultivators | 91 | 32 | 59 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 81 | 41 | 40 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 134 | 88 | 46 |
| Marginal Workers | 55 | 25 | 30 |
| Non Working | 621 | 326 | 295 |
Map of Lower Damalgre, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Lower Damalgre, Betasing
Below are the list of villages near Lower Damalgre village in Betasing.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Lower Rongbakgre | 104 |
| Naragre | 365 |
| Rongbakgre | 406 |
| Sasatbolgre | 137 |
| Nepalgre | 165 |
| New Upper Damalgre | 103 |
| Jongchetpara Christian | 304 |
| Uppar Damalgre | 825 |
| Bandalkona | 517 |
| Wakagre | 169 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lower Damalgre, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia