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

Upper Damachiga is a village situated in Tikrikilla block of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 104 families residing in the village Upper Damachiga. The total population of Upper Damachiga is 512 out of which 258 are males and 254 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upper Damachiga is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upper Damachiga village is 118 which is 23% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 52 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upper Damachiga is 788 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Upper Damachiga village.

Population
512
Families
104
Literacy
72.34%
Sex Ratio
984

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upper Damachiga is 72.3%. Thus Upper Damachiga village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of West Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 78.12% and the female literacy rate is 66.83% in Upper Damachiga village.

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

Upper Damachiga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 118 66 52
Literacy 72.34% 78.12% 66.83%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 507 255 252
Illiterate 227 108 119

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99% of total population in Upper Damachiga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Upper Damachiga village out of total population, 235 were engaged in work activities. 92.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 235 workers engaged in Main Work, 201 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 217 98 119
Cultivators 201 94 107
Household Industries 12 2 10
Other Workers 4 2 2
Marginal Workers 18 13 5
Non Working 277 147 130

Nearby Villages to Upper Damachiga,

Below are the list of villages near Upper Damachiga village in Tikrikilla.

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