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

Samanda Block of East Garo Hills district has 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 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 lives in Urban areas while 56.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89% while that in the 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.

Population
56,235
Families
10,128
Literacy
78.85%
Sex Ratio
946

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.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,951 5,067 4,884
Literacy 78.85% 68.44% 61.16%
Scheduled Caste 346 211 135
Scheduled Tribe 51,775 26,050 25,725
Illiterate 19,739 9,123 10,616

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 .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 346 211 135
Schedule Tribe 51,775 26,050 25,725

Religion-wise Population - Samanda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,833 (5.04%) 1,699 1,134
Muslim 1,331 (2.37%) 774 557
Christian 51,640 (91.83%) 26,222 25,418
Sikh 35 (0.06%) 22 13
Buddhist 263 (0.47%) 125 138
Jain 12 (0.02%) 6 6
Other Religion 69 (0.12%) 33 36
No Religion Specified 52 (0.09%) 22 30

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 9,951 were male while 9,951 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Samanda Block

As per Census 2011, there are 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 under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,594 while that in rural region is 6,357.

Total Urban Rural
Population 56,235 24,597 31,638
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,951 3,594 6,357
Schedule Caste 346 267 79
Schedule Tribe 51,775 20,805 30,970
Literacy 78.85% 88.98% 70.44%
Sex Ratio 946 931 957

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 labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,244 11,285 3,959
Cultivators 7,390 5,169 2,221
Agriculture Labourer 592 315 277
Household Industries 113 75 38
Other Workers 7,149 5,726 1,423
Marginal Workers 5,465 1,434 4,031
Non Working 35,526 16,184 19,342

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