District of Meghalaya

West Garo Hills: 6.4 lakh people, one story

People
6,43,291
Area
3,677 km²
Literacy
67.58%
Sex ratio
984
#1 in MeghalayaScheduled Castes: 1.4 % of people. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MeghalayaHousehold industry workers: 3.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaPopulation density: 175 per km². Rank 2 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaPopulation: 6,43,291. Rank 2 of 7 districts.See the numbers →

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West Garo HillsMeghalaya

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

West Garo Hills in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.4 lakh#2/7 in Meghalaya
Area3,677 km²#3/7 in Meghalaya
Population density175 per km²#2/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 132
Sex ratio984 females per 1000 males#3/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 989
Child sex ratio (0–6)976 girls per 1000 boys#3/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 970
Literacy rate67.58%#6/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 74.43
Female literacy62.70%#7/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 72.89
Urban population11.6%#3/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 20.1

People & society

67.6% can read. 984 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.476.0
Female literacy
62.772.9
Scheduled Castes
1.40.6
Scheduled Tribes
73.786.1
Living in towns
11.620.1

Gender literacy gap: 9.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 19.1%
  • Muslim 16.6%
  • Christian 60.6%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 3.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.6 lakh workers, 39.7% of all people

    This district
    Meghalaya
    • Cultivators 47.2%
    • Farm labourers 15.5%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.3%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      32.545.5
      Latrine at home
      46.746.9
      Tap water
      13.229.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.38.8
      Phone
      29.032.1
      Television
      22.225.1
      Bicycle
      20.89.9
      Two-wheeler
      6.94.0

      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.