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Ribhoi 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 258,840 people
Households 46,872 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.67% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.13% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 258,840 233,587 25,253 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 46,872 42,412 4,460 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 52,862 48,727 4,135 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 20.42% 20.86% 16.37% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 953 968 826 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 953 952 959 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 155,859 137,817 18,042 Literacy rate% 75.67% 74.55% 85.43% Male literacy rate% 76.79% 75.4% 87.88% Female literacy rate% 74.49% 73.68% 82.39% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 590 504 86 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 230,081 212,325 17,756 Total workersCensus workers 106,473 96,360 10,113 Work participation rate% 41.13% 41.25% 40.05% Main workersworked at least 6 months 90,875 81,511 9,364 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 15,598 14,849 749 Non-workerspeople 152,367 137,227 15,140
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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 46,872 households and 258,840 residents. Urban residents made up 9.76% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.24%. Children aged 0–6 made up 20.42% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.79% for males and 74.49% for females. Of 106,473 workers, 85.35% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 50,955 4,878 Agricultural labourers 14,216 5,773 Household industry workers 1,277 399 Other workers 24,427 4,548
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 801542 17,055 people within this district · Town
Census code 278071 8,198 people within this district · Census town