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

Kentapara is a village situated in Dadenggiri block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 97 families residing in the village Kentapara. The total population of Kentapara is 483 out of which 231 are males and 252 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kentapara is 1,091.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kentapara village is 89 which is 18% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 49 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kentapara is 1,225 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,091) of Kentapara village.

Population
483
Families
97
Literacy
23.35%
Sex Ratio
1,091

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kentapara is 23.4%. Thus Kentapara village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 26.7% and the female literacy rate is 20.2% in Kentapara village.

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

Kentapara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 89 40 49
Literacy 23.35% 26.7% 20.2%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 435 209 226
Illiterate 391 180 211

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.1% of total population in Kentapara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kentapara village out of total population, 217 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 217 workers engaged in Main Work, 154 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 169 92 77
Cultivators 154 86 68
Agriculture Labourer 4 1 3
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 7 3 4
Marginal Workers 48 22 26
Non Working 266 117 149

Nearby Villages to Kentapara,

Below are the list of villages near Kentapara village in Dadenggiri.

Village Population
Bandanggre 279
Chambalgre 163
Renchigre 473
Dodanggre 396
Chanupara 347
Chambakpara 315
Bolbokgre 228
Donapara 111
Matramchigre 358
Bolmagre 70

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