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

Sorokpara is a village situated in Selsella block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 97 families residing in the village Sorokpara. The total population of Sorokpara is 478 out of which 253 are males and 225 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sorokpara is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sorokpara village is 77 which is 16% of the total population. There are 43 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sorokpara is 791 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Sorokpara village.

Population
478
Families
97
Literacy
51.87%
Sex Ratio
889

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sorokpara is 51.9%. Thus Sorokpara village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 63.33% and the female literacy rate is 39.27% in Sorokpara village.

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

Sorokpara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 77 43 34
Literacy 51.87% 63.33% 39.27%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 477 252 225
Illiterate 270 120 150

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.8% of total population in Sorokpara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sorokpara village out of total population, 239 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 239 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 185 111 74
Cultivators 152 84 68
Agriculture Labourer 3 1 2
Household Industries 4 1 3
Other Workers 26 25 1
Marginal Workers 54 9 45
Non Working 239 133 106

Nearby Villages to Sorokpara,

Below are the list of villages near Sorokpara village in Selsella.

Village Population
Nidanpur 483
Alokdia 653
Williampur 1,057
Paham 2,037
Pabomari 1,167
Paham Tilapara 682
Gandhimari 800
Pathorkata 2,382
Bhangarpar 2,412
Gofuapara 299

Reference