District of Meghalaya

South Garo Hills: 1.4 lakh people, one story

People
1,42,334
Area
1,887 km²
Literacy
71.72%
Sex ratio
945
Top 3 in MeghalayaHousehold industry workers: 2.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in MeghalayaSex ratio: 945 females per 1000 males. Rank 7 of 7.See the numbers →Lowest in MeghalayaPopulation: 1,42,334. Rank 7 of 7.See the numbers →Lowest in MeghalayaArea: 1,887 km². Rank 7 of 7.See the numbers →

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South Garo HillsMeghalaya

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

South Garo Hills in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.4 lakh#7/7 in Meghalaya
Area1,887 km²#7/7 in Meghalaya
Population density75 per km²#6/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 132
Sex ratio945 females per 1000 males#7/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 989
Child sex ratio (0–6)974 girls per 1000 boys#4/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 970
Literacy rate71.72%#5/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 74.43
Female literacy66.90%#5/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 72.89
Urban population9.2%#6/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 20.1

People & society

71.7% can read. 945 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.276.0
Female literacy
66.972.9
Scheduled Castes
0.20.6
Scheduled Tribes
94.386.1
Living in towns
9.220.1

Gender literacy gap: 9.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 4.9%
  • Muslim 0.7%
  • Christian 93.4%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    64 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    53,069 workers, 37.3% of all people

    This district
    Meghalaya
    • Cultivators 53.0%
    • Farm labourers 10.5%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 28% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      27.645.5
      Latrine at home
      40.146.9
      Tap water
      16.429.3
      LPG / PNG
      1.28.8
      Phone
      15.732.1
      Television
      17.025.1
      Bicycle
      6.59.9
      Two-wheeler
      4.34.0

      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.