Baghmara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Baghmara is a Municipal Board city situated in Baghmara block of South Garo Hills district. The Baghmara city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,351 families residing in the Baghmara city. The total population of Baghmara is 13,131 out of which 6,700 are males and 6,431 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Baghmara is 960.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Baghmara city is 2231 which is 17% of the total population. There are 1110 male children and 1121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baghmara is 1,010 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (960).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Baghmara is 89.8%. Thus Baghmara has a higher literacy rate compared to 71.7% of South Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 91.65% and the female literacy rate is 87.83% in Baghmara.

Population
13,131
Literacy
89.8%
Sex Ratio
960

Baghmara Municipal Board has total administration over 2,351 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Baghmara Municipal Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Baghmara Municipal Board.

Total Male Female
Children 2,231 1,110 1,121
Literacy 89.8% 76.5% 72.5%
Scheduled Caste 128 79 49
Scheduled Tribe 11,169 5,557 5,612
Illiterate 3,344 1,577 1,767

Caste-wise Population - Baghmara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 85.1% of total population in Baghmara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 128 79 49
Schedule Tribe 11,169 5,557 5,612

Religion-wise Population - Baghmara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Baghmara is 1,878 which is 14.3% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Baghmara is 148 which is 1.13% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Baghmara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,878 (14.3%) 1,069 809
Muslim 148 (1.13%) 99 49
Christian 11,077 (84.36%) 5,510 5,567
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Buddhist 18 (0.14%) 13 5
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.06%) 7 1

Literacy Rate - Baghmara

The total literacy rate of Baghmara was 89.79% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 74.43% of Meghalaya. Population-wise, out of total 9,787 literates, males were 5,123 while females were 4,664. Also the male literacy rate was 91.65% and the female literacy rate was 87.83% in Baghmara.

  Baghmara Meghalaya
Female 87.83% 72.89%
Male 91.65% 75.95%
Total 89.79% 74.43%

Sex Ratio - Baghmara

The Sex Ratio of Baghmara is 960. Thus per every 1000 men there were 960 females in Baghmara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,010 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Baghmara.


Child Population - Baghmara

According to Census 2011, there were 2,231 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Baghmara. Out of which 1,110 were male while 1,121 were female.


Working Population - Baghmara

In Baghmara Municipal Board out of total population, 3,780 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,780 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,404 2,601 803
Cultivators 259 142 117
Agriculture Labourer 81 64 17
Household Industries 43 23 20
Other Workers 3,021 2,372 649
Marginal Workers 376 216 160
Non Working 9,351 3,883 5,468

Baghmara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Baghmara is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,262 76.5% 1,065
2 Ward No - 2 945 64% 821
3 Ward No - 3 849 67.3% 943
4 Ward No - 4 758 75.1% 1,094
5 Ward No - 5 1,479 81.7% 744
6 Ward No - 6 547 78.4% 1,064
7 Ward No - 7 880 80.3% 905
8 Ward No - 8 1,764 74.6% 1,078
9 Ward No - 9 846 84.6% 1,058
10 Ward No - 10 1,105 64.7% 980
11 Ward No - 11 1,231 77.2% 1,018
12 Ward No - 12 1,047 66.1% 946
13 Ward No - 13 418 82.3% 817

Map of Baghmara, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya


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