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district · Census 2011 · code 295

South Garo Hills population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Meghalaya, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and 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.
Population142,334people
Households24,527PCA households
Literacy rate71.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.28%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople142,334129,20313,131
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds24,52722,1762,351
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–627,90925,6782,231
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%19.61%19.87%16.99%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males945944960
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–69749711,010
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+82,06272,2759,787
Literacy rate%71.72%69.81%89.79%
Male literacy rate%76.23%74.62%91.65%
Female literacy rate%66.9%64.69%87.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople319191128
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople134,237123,06811,169
Total workersCensus workers53,06949,2893,780
Work participation rate%37.28%38.15%28.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months38,39734,9933,404
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months14,67214,296376
Non-workerspeople89,26579,9149,351

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 938, 939, 940; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 24,527 households and 142,334 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 9.23% of this area’s population, compared with 90.77% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 19.61% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 76.23% and female literacy was 66.9%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 53,069 Census workers, 72.35% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22,0686,077
Agricultural labourers2,7812,784
Household industry workers464785
Other workers13,0845,026

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 801539

Baghmara

13,131 people within this district · Town