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Ranikor Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya

Ranikor Block of West Khasi Hills district has total population of 41,218 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,261 are males while 19,957 are females. In 2011 there were total 7,453 families residing in Ranikor Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ranikor Block is 939.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ranikor Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 70.9% and the sex ratio of Ranikor Block is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ranikor Block is 8832 which is 21% of the total population. There are 4493 male children and 4339 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ranikor Block is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Ranikor Block.

The total literacy rate of Ranikor Block is 70.9%. The male literacy rate is 58.8% and the female literacy rate is 52.42% in Ranikor Block.

Population
41,218
Families
7,453
Literacy
70.9%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Ranikor Block is further divided into 161 villages.

Ranikor Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,832 4,493 4,339
Literacy 70.9% 58.8% 52.42%
Scheduled Caste 113 59 54
Scheduled Tribe 37,677 19,217 18,460
Illiterate 18,255 8,759 9,496

Caste-wise Population - Ranikor Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 91.4% of total population in Ranikor Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 113 59 54
Schedule Tribe 37,677 19,217 18,460

Religion-wise Population - Ranikor Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,524 (13.4%) 3,012 2,512
Muslim 199 (0.48%) 110 89
Christian 35,180 (85.35%) 17,955 17,225
Sikh 31 (0.08%) 28 3
Buddhist 25 (0.06%) 15 10
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 96 (0.23%) 57 39
No Religion Specified 163 (0.4%) 84 79

Literacy Rate - Ranikor Block

Average literacy rate of Ranikor Block in 2011 were 70.9% in which, male and female literacy were 74.56% and 66.98% respectively. Total literate in Ranikor Block were 22,963 of which male and female were 12,502 and 10,461 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ranikor Block

The Sex Ratio of Ranikor Block is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Ranikor Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Ranikor Block.

Child Population - Ranikor Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,832 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ranikor Block. Out of which 8,832 were male while 8,832 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ranikor Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ranikor Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ranikor 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 8,832.

Total Urban Rural
Population 41,218 0 41,218
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,832 0 8,832
Schedule Caste 113 0 113
Schedule Tribe 37,677 0 37,677
Literacy 70.9% - 70.9%
Sex Ratio 939 - 939

Working Population - Ranikor Block

In Ranikor Block out of total population, 16,213 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 16,213 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,074 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,255 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,879 7,297 3,582
Cultivators 5,074 2,975 2,099
Agriculture Labourer 1,255 864 391
Household Industries 161 96 65
Other Workers 4,389 3,362 1,027
Marginal Workers 5,334 2,624 2,710
Non Working 25,005 11,340 13,665

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