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

Gambegre Block of West Garo Hills district has a total population of 33,546 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 17,029 are males while 16,517 are females. In 2011 there were a total 5,863 families residing in Gambegre Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gambegre Block is 970.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gambegre Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 70.4% and the sex ratio of Gambegre Block is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gambegre Block is 6304 which is 19% of the total population. There are 3191 male children and 3113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gambegre Block is 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Gambegre Block.

The total literacy rate of Gambegre Block is 70.35%. The male literacy rate is 61.25% and the female literacy rate is 52.88% in Gambegre Block.

Population
33,546
Literacy
70.35%
Sex Ratio
970

To facilitate the administration, Gambegre Block is further divided into 160 villages.

Gambegre Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,304 3,191 3,113
Literacy 70.35% 61.25% 52.88%
Scheduled Caste 43 23 20
Scheduled Tribe 32,484 16,474 16,010
Illiterate 14,381 6,599 7,782

Caste-wise Population - Gambegre Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.8% of total population in Gambegre Block of Meghalaya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43 23 20
Schedule Tribe 32,484 16,474 16,010

Religion-wise Population - Gambegre Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 843 (2.51%) 428 415
Muslim 105 (0.31%) 50 55
Christian 32,175 (95.91%) 16,340 15,835
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 5 2
Buddhist 97 (0.29%) 47 50
Jain 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Other Religion 237 (0.71%) 116 121
No Religion Specified 79 (0.24%) 41 38

Literacy Rate - Gambegre Block

Average literacy rate of Gambegre Block in 2011 were 70.35% in which, male and female literacy were 75.37% and 65.17% respectively. Total literate in Gambegre Block were 19,165 of which male and female were 10,430 and 8,735 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Gambegre Block

The Sex Ratio of Gambegre Block is 970 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 970 females in Gambegre Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Gambegre Block.


Child Population - Gambegre Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,304 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gambegre Block. Out of which 3,191 were male while 3,113 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gambegre Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Gambegre Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gambegre Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 6,304.

Total Urban Rural
Population 33,546 0 33,546
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,304 0 6,304
Schedule Caste 43 0 43
Schedule Tribe 32,484 0 32,484
Literacy 70.35% - 70.35%
Sex Ratio 970 - 970

Working Population - Gambegre Block

In Gambegre Block out of total population, 14,562 were engaged in work activities. 73.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,562 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,051 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 608 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,710 6,116 4,594
Cultivators 8,051 4,435 3,616
Agriculture Labourer 608 375 233
Household Industries 292 138 154
Other Workers 1,759 1,168 591
Marginal Workers 3,852 1,544 2,308
Non Working 18,984 9,369 9,615

Nearby Blocks from Gambegre Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Gambegre Block in West Garo Hills district.


Gambegre Block Map


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