District of Meghalaya

Ribhoi: 2.6 lakh people, one story

People
2,58,840
Area
2,448 km²
Literacy
75.67%
Sex ratio
953
Lowest in MeghalayaChild sex ratio (0–6): 953 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 7 of 7.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaLiteracy rate: 75.67%. Rank 3 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaFemale literacy: 74.49%. Rank 3 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaWorkers in farming: 71.2 % of workers. Rank 3 of 7 districts.See the numbers →

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RibhoiMeghalaya

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

Ribhoi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.6 lakh#6/7 in Meghalaya
Area2,448 km²#6/7 in Meghalaya
Population density106 per km²#4/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 132
Sex ratio953 females per 1000 males#6/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 989
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#7/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 970
Literacy rate75.67%#3/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 74.43
Female literacy74.49%#3/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 72.89
Urban population9.8%#5/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 20.1

People & society

75.7% can read. 953 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.876.0
Female literacy
74.572.9
Scheduled Castes
0.20.6
Scheduled Tribes
88.986.1
Living in towns
9.820.1

Gender literacy gap: 2.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 12.0%
  • Muslim 0.7%
  • Christian 84.4%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 2.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.1 lakh workers, 41.1% of all people

    This district
    Meghalaya
    • Cultivators 52.4%
    • Farm labourers 18.8%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 48% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.145.5
      Latrine at home
      47.546.9
      Tap water
      34.329.3
      LPG / PNG
      3.68.8
      Phone
      32.432.1
      Television
      22.725.1
      Bicycle
      5.99.9
      Two-wheeler
      2.64.0

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.