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Onthapara Population - West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Onthapara is a medium size village located in Dalu Block of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya with total 52 families residing. The Onthapara village has population of 298 of which 150 are males while 148 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Onthapara village population of children with age 0-6 is 68 which makes up 22.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Onthapara village is 987 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Onthapara as per census is 1000, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Onthapara village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Onthapara village was 78.70 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Onthapara Male literacy stands at 81.90 % while female literacy rate was 75.44 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Onthapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Onthapara village.

Onthapara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 52 - -
Population 298 150 148
Child (0-6) 68 34 34
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 297 149 148
Literacy 78.70 % 81.90 % 75.44 %
Total Workers 90 50 40
Main Worker 40 - -
Marginal Worker 50 26 24

Caste Factor

In Onthapara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.66 % of total population in Onthapara village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Onthapara village of West Garo Hills.

Work Profile

In Onthapara village out of total population, 90 were engaged in work activities. 44.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 90 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.