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West Garo Hills population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Meghalaya, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 643,291 people
Households 123,352 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.58% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.75% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 643,291 568,433 74,858 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 123,352 109,609 13,743 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 112,514 103,630 8,884 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.49% 18.23% 11.87% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 984 981 1,010 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 976 979 936 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 358,702 298,448 60,254 Literacy rate% 67.58% 64.21% 91.33% Male literacy rate% 72.39% 69.5% 93.17% Female literacy rate% 62.7% 58.82% 89.53% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,810 6,249 2,561 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 474,009 420,285 53,724 Total workersCensus workers 255,693 232,255 23,438 Work participation rate% 39.75% 40.86% 31.31% Main workersworked at least 6 months 188,371 169,149 19,222 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 67,322 63,106 4,216 Non-workerspeople 387,598 336,178 51,420
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 123,352 households and 643,291 residents. Urban residents made up 11.64% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.36%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.49% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 72.39% for males and 62.7% for females. Of 255,693 workers, 73.67% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 98,319 22,421 Agricultural labourers 20,540 19,185 Household industry workers 3,957 3,686 Other workers 65,555 22,030
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801536 74,858 people within this district · Town