Tokpara Population, Caste, Working Data West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Tokpara is a village situated in Dalu block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 84 families residing in the village Tokpara. The total population of Tokpara is 502 out of which 270 are males and 232 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tokpara is 859.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tokpara village is 96 which is 19% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 49 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tokpara is 1,043 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (859) of Tokpara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tokpara is 65.8%. Thus Tokpara village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 72.2% and the female literacy rate is 57.92% in Tokpara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tokpara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tokpara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tokpara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 96 | 47 | 49 |
| Literacy | 65.76% | 72.2% | 57.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 496 | 266 | 230 |
| Illiterate | 235 | 109 | 126 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.8% of total population in Tokpara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tokpara village out of total population, 285 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 285 workers engaged in Main Work, 219 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 231 | 121 | 110 |
| Cultivators | 219 | 109 | 110 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 54 | 31 | 23 |
| Non Working | 217 | 118 | 99 |
Nearby Villages to Tokpara,
Below are the list of villages near Tokpara village in Dalu.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Noksi | 528 |
| Sesengpara | 194 |
| Dalamgre | 221 |
| Matchimpara | 303 |
| Mongolagre | 169 |
| Matchokpara | 104 |
| Chimanpara | 113 |
| Nokdanpara | 172 |
| Piljigre | 69 |
| Rengrampara | 310 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tokpara, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia