Dakop Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Dakop is a village situated in Tikrikilla block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 144 families residing in the village Dakop. The total population of Dakop is 731 out of which 377 are males and 354 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dakop is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dakop village is 116 which is 16% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dakop is 758 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Dakop village.

Population
731
Families
144
Literacy
66.18%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dakop is 66.2%. Thus Dakop village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 69.13% and the female literacy rate is 63.16% in Dakop village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dakop village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dakop Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dakop village.

Total Male Female
Children 116 66 50
Literacy 66.18% 69.13% 63.16%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 729 377 352
Illiterate 324 162 162

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Dakop village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dakop village out of total population, 249 were engaged in work activities. 96.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 249 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 240 194 46
Cultivators 92 73 19
Agriculture Labourer 132 109 23
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 10 8 2
Marginal Workers 9 4 5
Non Working 482 179 303

Nearby Villages to Dakop,

Below are the list of villages near Dakop village in Tikrikilla.

Village Population
Matchok Songram 215
Pamila 125
Nogorpara 210
Kalajhar 491
Upper Kamari 364
Baghpara 162
Lower Kamari 181
Abhirampara 146
Upper Kamari 305
Upper Kamari 674

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