Dadenggiri Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya

Dadenggiri Block of West Garo Hills district has total population of 41,595 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 20,842 are males while 20,753 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,025 families residing in Dadenggiri Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dadenggiri Block is 996.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dadenggiri Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.7% and the sex ratio of Dadenggiri Block is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dadenggiri Block is 7681 which is 18% of the total population. There are 3765 male children and 3916 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dadenggiri Block is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Dadenggiri Block.

The total literacy rate of Dadenggiri Block is 57.71%. The male literacy rate is 53.2% and the female literacy rate is 40.89% in Dadenggiri Block.

Population
41,595
Families
8,025
Literacy
57.71%
Sex Ratio
996

To facilitate the administration, Dadenggiri Block is further divided into 132 villages.

Dadenggiri Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,681 3,765 3,916
Literacy 57.71% 53.2% 40.89%
Scheduled Caste 41 18 23
Scheduled Tribe 40,351 20,207 20,144
Illiterate 22,022 9,755 12,267

Caste-wise Population - Dadenggiri Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97% of total population in Dadenggiri Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 41 18 23
Schedule Tribe 40,351 20,207 20,144

Religion-wise Population - Dadenggiri Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 980 (2.36%) 494 486
Muslim 169 (0.41%) 94 75
Christian 33,959 (81.64%) 16,991 16,968
Sikh 40 (0.1%) 19 21
Buddhist 135 (0.32%) 72 63
Jain 56 (0.13%) 33 23
Other Religion 5,817 (13.98%) 2,932 2,885
No Religion Specified 439 (1.06%) 207 232

Literacy Rate - Dadenggiri Block

Average literacy rate of Dadenggiri Block in 2011 were 57.71% in which, male and female literacy were 64.92% and 50.4% respectively. Total literate in Dadenggiri Block were 19,573 of which male and female were 11,087 and 8,486 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dadenggiri Block

The Sex Ratio of Dadenggiri Block is 996 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 996 females in Dadenggiri Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Dadenggiri Block.

Child Population - Dadenggiri Block

According to Census 2011, there were 7,681 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dadenggiri Block. Out of which 7,681 were male while 7,681 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dadenggiri Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dadenggiri Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dadenggiri 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 7,681.

Total Urban Rural
Population 41,595 0 41,595
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,681 0 7,681
Schedule Caste 41 0 41
Schedule Tribe 40,351 0 40,351
Literacy 57.71% - 57.71%
Sex Ratio 996 - 996

Working Population - Dadenggiri Block

In Dadenggiri Block out of total population, 21,000 were engaged in work activities. 78% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,000 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,739 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 364 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,384 8,850 7,534
Cultivators 13,739 7,271 6,468
Agriculture Labourer 364 220 144
Household Industries 395 185 210
Other Workers 1,886 1,174 712
Marginal Workers 4,616 1,776 2,840
Non Working 20,595 10,216 10,379

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