Amlarem Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya

Amlarem Block of Jaintia Hills district has total population of 43,844 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,903 are males while 21,941 are females. In 2011 there were total 7,746 families residing in Amlarem Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Amlarem Block is 1,002.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Amlarem Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 70.2% and the sex ratio of Amlarem Block is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amlarem Block is 8846 which is 20% of the total population. There are 4452 male children and 4394 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amlarem Block is 987 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Amlarem Block.

The total literacy rate of Amlarem Block is 70.24%. The male literacy rate is 54.65% and the female literacy rate is 57.5% in Amlarem Block.

Population
43,844
Families
7,746
Literacy
70.24%
Sex Ratio
1,002

To facilitate the administration, Amlarem Block is further divided into 98 villages.

Amlarem Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,846 4,452 4,394
Literacy 70.24% 54.65% 57.5%
Scheduled Caste 463 245 218
Scheduled Tribe 40,476 20,051 20,425
Illiterate 19,260 9,934 9,326

Caste-wise Population - Amlarem Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 92.3% of total population in Amlarem Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 463 245 218
Schedule Tribe 40,476 20,051 20,425

Religion-wise Population - Amlarem Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,751 (6.27%) 1,545 1,206
Muslim 168 (0.38%) 94 74
Christian 30,061 (68.56%) 14,820 15,241
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 4 2
Buddhist 22 (0.05%) 11 11
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 10,177 (23.21%) 5,085 5,092
No Religion Specified 658 (1.5%) 344 314

Literacy Rate - Amlarem Block

Average literacy rate of Amlarem Block in 2011 were 70.24% in which, male and female literacy were 68.59% and 71.89% respectively. Total literate in Amlarem Block were 24,584 of which male and female were 11,969 and 12,615 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Amlarem Block

The Sex Ratio of Amlarem Block is 1,002 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Amlarem Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 987 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Amlarem Block.

Child Population - Amlarem Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,846 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amlarem Block. Out of which 8,846 were male while 8,846 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Amlarem Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Amlarem Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Amlarem 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 8,846.

Total Urban Rural
Population 43,844 0 43,844
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,846 0 8,846
Schedule Caste 463 0 463
Schedule Tribe 40,476 0 40,476
Literacy 70.24% - 70.24%
Sex Ratio 1,002 - 1,002

Working Population - Amlarem Block

In Amlarem Block out of total population, 18,620 were engaged in work activities. 63% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,620 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,772 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,402 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,726 7,846 3,880
Cultivators 3,772 2,748 1,024
Agriculture Labourer 2,402 1,551 851
Household Industries 99 48 51
Other Workers 5,453 3,499 1,954
Marginal Workers 6,894 3,394 3,500
Non Working 25,224 10,663 14,561

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