Williamnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Williamnagar is a Municipal Board city situated in Samanda block of East Garo Hills district. The Williamnagar city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,252 families residing in the Williamnagar city. The total population of Williamnagar is 24,597 out of which 12,735 are males and 11,862 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Williamnagar is 931.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Williamnagar city is 3594 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1773 male children and 1821 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Williamnagar is 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Williamnagar is 89%. Thus Williamnagar has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 90.93% and the female literacy rate is 86.84% in Williamnagar.

Population
24,597
Literacy
89%
Sex Ratio
931

Williamnagar Municipal Board has total administration over 4,252 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.

Williamnagar Municipal Board

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,594 1,773 1,821
Literacy 89% 78.3% 73.5%
Scheduled Caste 267 158 109
Scheduled Tribe 20,805 10,230 10,575
Illiterate 5,909 2,767 3,142

Caste-wise Population - Williamnagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 84.6% of total population in Williamnagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 267 158 109
Schedule Tribe 20,805 10,230 10,575

Religion-wise Population - Williamnagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Williamnagar is 2,507 which is 10.19% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Williamnagar is 1,183 which is 4.81% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Williamnagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,507 (10.19%) 1,499 1,008
Muslim 1,183 (4.81%) 692 491
Christian 20,773 (84.45%) 10,476 10,297
Sikh 5 (0.02%) 4 1
Buddhist 108 (0.44%) 53 55
Jain 10 (0.04%) 6 4
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.04%) 4 6

Literacy Rate - Williamnagar

The total literacy rate of Williamnagar was 88.98% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 74.43% of Meghalaya. Population-wise, out of total 18,688 literates, males were 9,968 while females were 8,720. Also the male literacy rate was 90.93% and the female literacy rate was 86.84% in Williamnagar.

  Williamnagar Meghalaya
Female 86.84% 72.89%
Male 90.93% 75.95%
Total 88.98% 74.43%

Sex Ratio - Williamnagar

The Sex Ratio of Williamnagar is 931. Thus per every 1000 men there were 931 females in Williamnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Williamnagar.


Child Population - Williamnagar

According to Census 2011, there were 3,594 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Williamnagar. Out of which 1,773 were male while 1,821 were female.


Working Population - Williamnagar

In Williamnagar Municipal Board out of total population, 7,293 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,293 workers engaged in Main Work, 572 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,443 5,080 1,363
Cultivators 572 385 187
Agriculture Labourer 102 71 31
Household Industries 59 31 28
Other Workers 5,710 4,593 1,117
Marginal Workers 850 468 382
Non Working 17,304 7,187 10,117

Williamnagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Williamnagar is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,194 74.5% 935
2 Ward No - 2 3,739 79.9% 723
3 Ward No - 3 1,657 75.9% 980
4 Ward No - 4 2,371 77.8% 1,098
5 Ward No - 5 1,120 74.6% 972
6 Ward No - 6 1,089 68.3% 966
7 Ward No - 7 3,332 81.2% 1,080
8 Ward No - 8 1,771 74.7% 826
9 Ward No - 9 1,404 80% 890
10 Ward No - 10 3,920 69.9% 967

Map of Williamnagar, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya


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