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Songsak Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya

Songsak Block of East Garo Hills district has total population of 53,107 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 26,862 are males while 26,245 are females. In 2011 there were total 10,142 families residing in Songsak Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Songsak Block is 977.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Songsak Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 62.5% and the sex ratio of Songsak Block is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Songsak Block is 10699 which is 20% of the total population. There are 5381 male children and 5318 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Songsak Block is 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 977 ) of Songsak Block.

The total literacy rate of Songsak Block is 62.5%. The male literacy rate is 54.15% and the female literacy rate is 45.56% in Songsak Block.

Population
53,107
Families
10,142
Literacy
62.5%
Sex Ratio
977

To facilitate the administration, Songsak Block is further divided into 229 villages.

Songsak Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 10,699 5,381 5,318
Literacy 62.5% 54.15% 45.56%
Scheduled Caste 66 34 32
Scheduled Tribe 51,225 25,853 25,372
Illiterate 26,602 12,315 14,287

Caste-wise Population - Songsak Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.5% of total population in Songsak Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 66 34 32
Schedule Tribe 51,225 25,853 25,372

Religion-wise Population - Songsak Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,093 (2.06%) 583 510
Muslim 345 (0.65%) 176 169
Christian 50,165 (94.46%) 25,329 24,836
Sikh 2 (0%) 2 0
Buddhist 158 (0.3%) 77 81
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 1,292 (2.43%) 672 620
No Religion Specified 51 (0.1%) 23 28

Literacy Rate - Songsak Block

Average literacy rate of Songsak Block in 2011 were 62.5% in which, male and female literacy were 67.72% and 57.14% respectively. Total literate in Songsak Block were 26,505 of which male and female were 14,547 and 11,958 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Songsak Block

The Sex Ratio of Songsak Block is 977 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 977 females in Songsak Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 977 ) of Songsak Block.

Child Population - Songsak Block

According to Census 2011, there were 10,699 children between age 0 to 6 years in Songsak Block. Out of which 10,699 were male while 10,699 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Songsak Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Songsak Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Songsak 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 10,699.

Total Urban Rural
Population 53,107 0 53,107
Children (0 - 6 years) 10,699 0 10,699
Schedule Caste 66 0 66
Schedule Tribe 51,225 0 51,225
Literacy 62.5% - 62.5%
Sex Ratio 977 - 977

Working Population - Songsak Block

In Songsak Block out of total population, 22,934 were engaged in work activities. 73.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,934 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,658 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,906 10,769 6,137
Cultivators 13,172 8,341 4,831
Agriculture Labourer 1,658 1,006 652
Household Industries 318 137 181
Other Workers 1,758 1,285 473
Marginal Workers 6,028 1,686 4,342
Non Working 30,173 14,407 15,766

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