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

Rongara Block of South Garo Hills district has total population of 23,023 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 11,887 are males while 11,136 are females. In 2011 there were total 3,979 families residing in Rongara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Rongara Block is 937.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Rongara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 71.7% and the sex ratio of Rongara Block is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rongara Block is 4637 which is 20% of the total population. There are 2343 male children and 2294 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rongara Block is 979 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Rongara Block.

The total literacy rate of Rongara Block is 71.69%. The male literacy rate is 61.24% and the female literacy rate is 52.99% in Rongara Block.

Population
23,023
Families
3,979
Literacy
71.69%
Sex Ratio
937

To facilitate the administration, Rongara Block is further divided into 143 villages.

Rongara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,637 2,343 2,294
Literacy 71.69% 61.24% 52.99%
Scheduled Caste 135 77 58
Scheduled Tribe 21,838 11,019 10,819
Illiterate 9,842 4,607 5,235

Caste-wise Population - Rongara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94.9% of total population in Rongara Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 135 77 58
Schedule Tribe 21,838 11,019 10,819

Religion-wise Population - Rongara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,013 (4.4%) 718 295
Muslim 159 (0.69%) 113 46
Christian 21,528 (93.51%) 10,893 10,635
Sikh 6 (0.03%) 6 0
Buddhist 15 (0.07%) 6 9
Jain 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Other Religion 282 (1.22%) 142 140
No Religion Specified 16 (0.07%) 7 9

Literacy Rate - Rongara Block

Average literacy rate of Rongara Block in 2011 were 71.69% in which, male and female literacy were 76.28% and 66.74% respectively. Total literate in Rongara Block were 13,181 of which male and female were 7,280 and 5,901 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Rongara Block

The Sex Ratio of Rongara Block is 937 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 937 females in Rongara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 979 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Rongara Block.

Child Population - Rongara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,637 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rongara Block. Out of which 4,637 were male while 4,637 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Rongara Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Rongara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Rongara 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 4,637.

Total Urban Rural
Population 23,023 0 23,023
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,637 0 4,637
Schedule Caste 135 0 135
Schedule Tribe 21,838 0 21,838
Literacy 71.69% - 71.69%
Sex Ratio 937 - 937

Working Population - Rongara Block

In Rongara Block out of total population, 8,640 were engaged in work activities. 74% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,640 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,578 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 800 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,393 4,471 1,922
Cultivators 3,578 2,339 1,239
Agriculture Labourer 800 445 355
Household Industries 79 55 24
Other Workers 1,936 1,632 304
Marginal Workers 2,247 896 1,351
Non Working 14,383 6,520 7,863

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