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

Damdilaka is a village situated in Zikzak block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 62 families residing in the village Damdilaka. The total population of Damdilaka is 297 out of which 142 are males and 155 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Damdilaka is 1,092.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Damdilaka village is 56 which is 19% of the total population. There are 20 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Damdilaka is 1,800 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,092) of Damdilaka village.

Population
297
Families
62
Literacy
82.16%
Sex Ratio
1,092

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Damdilaka is 82.2%. Thus Damdilaka village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 83.61% and the female literacy rate is 80.67% in Damdilaka village.

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

Damdilaka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 56 20 36
Literacy 82.16% 83.61% 80.67%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 295 140 155
Illiterate 99 40 59

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.3% of total population in Damdilaka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Damdilaka village out of total population, 151 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 151 workers engaged in Main Work, 125 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 139 70 69
Cultivators 125 64 61
Household Industries 9 3 6
Other Workers 5 3 2
Marginal Workers 12 4 8
Non Working 146 68 78

Nearby Villages to Damdilaka,

Below are the list of villages near Damdilaka village in Zikzak.

Village Population
Josipara 378
Gongrapara 125
Dingampara 464
Songmagiri 207
Ritekpara 221
Demdemakona 315
Rimtangpara 351
Dhoromchas 629
Santangpara 284
Nogorpara 540

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