District of Meghalaya

East Garo Hills: 3.2 lakh people, one story

People
3,17,917
Area
2,603 km²
Literacy
73.95%
Sex ratio
972
#1 in MeghalayaChild sex ratio (0–6): 980 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MeghalayaWorkers in farming: 76.7 % of workers. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaUrban population: 13.9%. Rank 2 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaScheduled Tribes: 96.0 % of people. Rank 2 of 7 districts.See the numbers →

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East Garo HillsMeghalaya

The history, places and schemes of East Garo Hills are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

East Garo Hills in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.2 lakh#5/7 in Meghalaya
Area2,603 km²#5/7 in Meghalaya
Population density122 per km²#3/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 132
Sex ratio972 females per 1000 males#5/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 989
Child sex ratio (0–6)980 girls per 1000 boys#1/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 970
Literacy rate73.95%#4/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 74.43
Female literacy70.05%#4/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 72.89
Urban population13.9%#2/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 20.1

People & society

73.9% can read. 972 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.776.0
Female literacy
70.172.9
Scheduled Castes
0.20.6
Scheduled Tribes
96.086.1
Living in towns
13.920.1

Gender literacy gap: 7.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 5.4%
  • Muslim 1.1%
  • Christian 91.1%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 2.0%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.3 lakh workers, 39.7% of all people

    This district
    Meghalaya
    • Cultivators 61.4%
    • Farm labourers 15.3%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 33% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      33.145.5
      Latrine at home
      63.146.9
      Tap water
      13.929.3
      LPG / PNG
      2.58.8
      Phone
      20.632.1
      Television
      20.425.1
      Bicycle
      30.09.9
      Two-wheeler
      6.44.0

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.