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

Samanda Block of East Garo Hills district has a total population of 56,235 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 28,903 are males while 27,332 are females. In 2011 there were a total 10,128 families residing in Samanda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Samanda Block is 946.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 43.7% people live in Urban areas while 56.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89% while that in rural areas is 70.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Samanda Block is 931 while that of Rural areas is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samanda Block is 9951 which is 18% of the total population. There are 5067 male children and 4884 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samanda Block is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Samanda Block.

The total literacy rate of Samanda Block is 78.85%. The male literacy rate is 68.44% and the female literacy rate is 61.16% in Samanda Block.

To facilitate the administration, Samanda Block is further divided into 1 town and 159 villages.

Samanda Block Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Samanda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 92.1% of total population in Samanda Block of Meghalaya.

Religion-wise Population - Samanda Block

Literacy Rate - Samanda Block

Average literacy rate of Samanda Block in 2011 were 78.85% in which, male and female literacy were 82.98% and 74.47% respectively. Total literate in Samanda Block were 36,496 of which male and female were 19,780 and 16,716 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Samanda Block

The Sex Ratio of Samanda Block is 946 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 946 females in Samanda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Samanda Block.

Child Population - Samanda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,951 children between age 0 to 6 years in Samanda Block. Out of which 5,067 were male while 4,884 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Samanda Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 4,252 families under Samanda Block living in urban areas while 4,252 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 43.7% of total population of Samanda Block lives in Urban areas while 56.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 3,594 while that in rural regions is 6,357.

Working Population - Samanda Block

In Samanda Block out of total population, 20,709 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,709 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,390 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 592 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Samanda Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Samanda Block in East Garo Hills district.

Samanda Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Samanda, Meghalaya - Wikipedia