Rongram Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya
Rongram Block of West Garo Hills district has total population of 133,756 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 67,114 are males while 66,642 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,819 families residing in Rongram Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Rongram Block is 993.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 56% people lives in Urban areas while 44% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.3% while that in the rural areas is 74.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Rongram Block is 1,010% while that of Rural areas is 971.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rongram Block is 19299 which is 14% of the total population. There are 9816 male children and 9483 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rongram Block is 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Rongram Block.
The total literacy rate of Rongram Block is 84.38%. The male literacy rate is 74.63% and the female literacy rate is 69.76% in Rongram Block.
To facilitate the administration, Rongram Block is further divided into 1 town and 181 villages.
Rongram Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rongram Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 19,299 | 9,816 | 9,483 |
| Literacy | 84.38% | 74.63% | 69.76% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,701 | 1,413 | 1,288 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 106,987 | 52,841 | 54,146 |
| Illiterate | 37,175 | 17,024 | 20,151 |
Caste-wise Population - Rongram Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 80% of total population in Rongram Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 2,701 | 1,413 | 1,288 |
| Schedule Tribe | 106,987 | 52,841 | 54,146 |
Religion-wise Population - Rongram Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 21,489 | (16.07%) | 11,581 | 9,908 |
| Muslim | 1,249 | (0.93%) | 696 | 553 |
| Christian | 107,657 | (80.49%) | 53,177 | 54,480 |
| Sikh | 68 | (0.05%) | 47 | 21 |
| Buddhist | 821 | (0.61%) | 428 | 393 |
| Jain | 40 | (0.03%) | 22 | 18 |
| Other Religion | 1,483 | (1.11%) | 720 | 763 |
| No Religion Specified | 949 | (0.71%) | 443 | 506 |
Literacy Rate - Rongram Block
Average literacy rate of Rongram Block in 2011 were 84.38% in which, male and female literacy were 87.42% and 81.34% respectively. Total literate in Rongram Block were 96,581 of which male and female were 50,090 and 46,491 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Rongram Block
The Sex Ratio of Rongram Block is 993 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 993 females in Rongram Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Rongram Block.
Child Population - Rongram Block
According to Census 2011, there were 19,299 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rongram Block. Out of which 19,299 were male while 19,299 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Rongram Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 13,743 families under Rongram Block living in urban areas while 13,743 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 56% of total population of Rongram Block lives in Urban areas while 44% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 8,884 while that in rural region is 10,415.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 133,756 | 74,858 | 58,898 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 19,299 | 8,884 | 10,415 |
| Schedule Caste | 2,701 | 2,561 | 140 |
| Schedule Tribe | 106,987 | 53,724 | 53,263 |
| Literacy | 84.38% | 91.33% | 74.93% |
| Sex Ratio | 993 | 1,010 | 971 |
Working Population - Rongram Block
In Rongram Block out of total population, 48,963 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48,963 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,489 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 949 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 38,861 | 24,681 | 14,180 |
| Cultivators | 14,489 | 7,406 | 7,083 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 949 | 594 | 355 |
| Household Industries | 671 | 360 | 311 |
| Other Workers | 22,752 | 16,321 | 6,431 |
| Marginal Workers | 10,102 | 5,101 | 5,001 |
| Non Working | 84,793 | 37,332 | 47,461 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rongram, Meghalaya - Wikipedia