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

Selsella Block of West Garo Hills district has total population of 175,206 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 88,349 are males while 86,857 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,999 families residing in Selsella Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Selsella Block is 983.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Selsella Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 55.4% and the sex ratio of Selsella Block is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Selsella Block is 34198 which is 20% of the total population. There are 17306 male children and 16892 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Selsella Block is 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Selsella Block.

The total literacy rate of Selsella Block is 55.37%. The male literacy rate is 48.13% and the female literacy rate is 40.94% in Selsella Block.

Population
175,206
Families
33,999
Literacy
55.37%
Sex Ratio
983

To facilitate the administration, Selsella Block is further divided into 361 villages.

Selsella Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,198 17,306 16,892
Literacy 55.37% 48.13% 40.94%
Scheduled Caste 3,046 1,547 1,499
Scheduled Tribe 78,712 39,174 39,538
Illiterate 97,130 45,830 51,300

Caste-wise Population - Selsella Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.9% of total population in Selsella Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,046 1,547 1,499
Schedule Tribe 78,712 39,174 39,538

Religion-wise Population - Selsella Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 32,691 (18.66%) 16,607 16,084
Muslim 83,484 (47.65%) 42,451 41,033
Christian 53,155 (30.34%) 26,388 26,767
Sikh 12 (0.01%) 7 5
Buddhist 1,258 (0.72%) 628 630
Jain 8 (0%) 4 4
Other Religion 4,076 (2.33%) 2,010 2,066
No Religion Specified 522 (0.3%) 254 268

Literacy Rate - Selsella Block

Average literacy rate of Selsella Block in 2011 were 55.37% in which, male and female literacy were 59.85% and 50.82% respectively. Total literate in Selsella Block were 78,076 of which male and female were 42,519 and 35,557 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Selsella Block

The Sex Ratio of Selsella Block is 983 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 983 females in Selsella Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Selsella Block.

Child Population - Selsella Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,198 children between age 0 to 6 years in Selsella Block. Out of which 34,198 were male while 34,198 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Selsella Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Selsella Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Selsella 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 34,198.

Total Urban Rural
Population 175,206 0 175,206
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,198 0 34,198
Schedule Caste 3,046 0 3,046
Schedule Tribe 78,712 0 78,712
Literacy 55.37% - 55.37%
Sex Ratio 983 - 983

Working Population - Selsella Block

In Selsella Block out of total population, 64,512 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 64,512 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,840 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,791 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,297 34,341 10,956
Cultivators 18,840 13,790 5,050
Agriculture Labourer 7,791 5,219 2,572
Household Industries 902 531 371
Other Workers 17,764 14,801 2,963
Marginal Workers 19,215 8,656 10,559
Non Working 110,694 45,352 65,342

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