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East 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 317,917 people
Households 58,328 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.95% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.66% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 317,917 273,725 44,192 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 58,328 50,585 7,743 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 58,071 51,865 6,206 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.27% 18.95% 14.04% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 972 973 968 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 980 975 1,027 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 192,147 157,893 34,254 Literacy rate% 73.95% 71.17% 90.18% Male literacy rate% 77.72% 75.3% 91.8% Female literacy rate% 70.05% 66.92% 88.48% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 509 215 294 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 305,180 265,979 39,201 Total workersCensus workers 126,073 112,765 13,308 Work participation rate% 39.66% 41.2% 30.11% Main workersworked at least 6 months 83,936 73,306 10,630 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 42,137 39,459 2,678 Non-workerspeople 191,844 160,960 30,884
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 58,328 households and 317,917 residents. Urban residents made up 13.9% of the population. Rural residents made up 86.1%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.27% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.72% for males and 70.05% for females. Of 126,073 workers, 66.58% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 55,156 22,234 Agricultural labourers 8,054 11,192 Household industry workers 1,240 1,235 Other workers 19,486 7,476
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 801538 24,597 people within this district · Town
Census code 801537 19,595 people within this district · Town