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Chokpot Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya

Chokpot Block of South Garo Hills district has total population of 40,478 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 20,647 are males while 19,831 are females. In 2011 there were total 6,938 families residing in Chokpot Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chokpot Block is 960.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chokpot Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 70.8% and the sex ratio of Chokpot Block is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chokpot Block is 7718 which is 19% of the total population. There are 3891 male children and 3827 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chokpot Block is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Chokpot Block.

The total literacy rate of Chokpot Block is 70.85%. The male literacy rate is 60.45% and the female literacy rate is 54.09% in Chokpot Block.

Population
40,478
Families
6,938
Literacy
70.85%
Sex Ratio
960

To facilitate the administration, Chokpot Block is further divided into 309 villages.

Chokpot Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,718 3,891 3,827
Literacy 70.85% 60.45% 54.09%
Scheduled Caste 25 14 11
Scheduled Tribe 39,093 19,929 19,164
Illiterate 17,269 8,165 9,104

Caste-wise Population - Chokpot Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.6% of total population in Chokpot Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25 14 11
Schedule Tribe 39,093 19,929 19,164

Religion-wise Population - Chokpot Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 317 (0.78%) 183 134
Muslim 327 (0.81%) 173 154
Christian 39,282 (97.05%) 20,041 19,241
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 6 1
Buddhist 113 (0.28%) 47 66
Jain 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 428 (1.06%) 194 234

Literacy Rate - Chokpot Block

Average literacy rate of Chokpot Block in 2011 were 70.85% in which, male and female literacy were 74.49% and 67.03% respectively. Total literate in Chokpot Block were 23,209 of which male and female were 12,482 and 10,727 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chokpot Block

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

Child Population - Chokpot Block

According to Census 2011, there were 7,718 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chokpot Block. Out of which 7,718 were male while 7,718 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chokpot Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chokpot Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chokpot 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 7,718.

Total Urban Rural
Population 40,478 0 40,478
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,718 0 7,718
Schedule Caste 25 0 25
Schedule Tribe 39,093 0 39,093
Literacy 70.85% - 70.85%
Sex Ratio 960 - 960

Working Population - Chokpot Block

In Chokpot Block out of total population, 17,519 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,519 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,418 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 956 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,301 7,640 4,661
Cultivators 9,418 5,602 3,816
Agriculture Labourer 956 639 317
Household Industries 128 87 41
Other Workers 1,799 1,312 487
Marginal Workers 5,218 1,989 3,229
Non Working 22,959 11,018 11,941

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