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Betasing Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya

Betasing Block of West Garo Hills district has total population of 72,103 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 36,340 are males while 35,763 are females. In 2011 there were total 13,881 families residing in Betasing Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Betasing Block is 984.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Betasing Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 68.5% and the sex ratio of Betasing Block is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Betasing Block is 12486 which is 17% of the total population. There are 6370 male children and 6116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Betasing Block is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Betasing Block.

The total literacy rate of Betasing Block is 68.53%. The male literacy rate is 60.7% and the female literacy rate is 52.57% in Betasing Block.

Population
72,103
Families
13,881
Literacy
68.53%
Sex Ratio
984

To facilitate the administration, Betasing Block is further divided into 204 villages.

Betasing Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Betasing Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,486 6,370 6,116
Literacy 68.53% 60.7% 52.57%
Scheduled Caste 305 166 139
Scheduled Tribe 65,776 33,002 32,774
Illiterate 31,246 14,282 16,964

Caste-wise Population - Betasing Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 91.2% of total population in Betasing Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 305 166 139
Schedule Tribe 65,776 33,002 32,774

Religion-wise Population - Betasing Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,180 (27.99%) 10,286 9,894
Muslim 3,140 (4.35%) 1,580 1,560
Christian 47,542 (65.94%) 23,859 23,683
Sikh 19 (0.03%) 11 8
Buddhist 241 (0.33%) 129 112
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 877 (1.22%) 425 452
No Religion Specified 102 (0.14%) 48 54

Literacy Rate - Betasing Block

Average literacy rate of Betasing Block in 2011 were 68.53% in which, male and female literacy were 73.6% and 63.41% respectively. Total literate in Betasing Block were 40,857 of which male and female were 22,058 and 18,799 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Betasing Block

The Sex Ratio of Betasing Block is 984 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 984 females in Betasing Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Betasing Block.

Child Population - Betasing Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,486 children between age 0 to 6 years in Betasing Block. Out of which 12,486 were male while 12,486 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Betasing Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Betasing Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Betasing Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 12,486.

Total Urban Rural
Population 72,103 0 72,103
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,486 0 12,486
Schedule Caste 305 0 305
Schedule Tribe 65,776 0 65,776
Literacy 68.53% - 68.53%
Sex Ratio 984 - 984

Working Population - Betasing Block

In Betasing Block out of total population, 28,628 were engaged in work activities. 67.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,628 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,650 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,060 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,371 13,103 6,268
Cultivators 8,650 5,837 2,813
Agriculture Labourer 3,060 1,841 1,219
Household Industries 514 263 251
Other Workers 7,147 5,162 1,985
Marginal Workers 9,257 3,422 5,835
Non Working 43,475 19,815 23,660

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