Porapara Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Porapara is a village situated in Selsella block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 68 families residing in the village Porapara. The total population of Porapara is 318 out of which 179 are males and 139 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Porapara is 777.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Porapara village is 36 which is 11% of the total population. There are 20 male children and 16 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Porapara is 800 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (777) of Porapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Porapara is 62.8%. Thus Porapara village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 76.73% and the female literacy rate is 44.72% in Porapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Porapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Porapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Porapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| Literacy | 62.77% | 76.73% | 44.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 317 | 179 | 138 |
| Illiterate | 141 | 57 | 84 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Porapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Porapara village out of total population, 120 were engaged in work activities. 96.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 120 workers engaged in Main Work, 65 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 116 | 100 | 16 |
| Cultivators | 65 | 57 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Non Working | 198 | 76 | 122 |
Map of Porapara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Porapara, Selsella
Below are the list of villages near Porapara village in Selsella.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Andarkona | 179 |
| Harigaon | 369 |
| Dopatchigre | 263 |
| New Harigaon | 270 |
| Chismokgre | 223 |
| Dalupara | 587 |
| Kanchikona | 151 |
| Nokatgre | 601 |
| Baghmara | 581 |
| Ghatgre | 202 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Porapara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia