Gasuapara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya

Gasuapara Block of South Garo Hills district has a total population of 28,216 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 14,480 are males while 13,736 are females. In 2011 there were a total 5,037 families residing in Gasuapara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gasuapara Block is 949.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gasuapara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 68.7% and the sex ratio of Gasuapara Block is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gasuapara Block is 5270 which is 19% of the total population. There are 2653 male children and 2617 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gasuapara Block is 986 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Gasuapara Block.

The total literacy rate of Gasuapara Block is 68.67%. The male literacy rate is 61.04% and the female literacy rate is 50.36% in Gasuapara Block.

Population
28,216
Literacy
68.67%
Sex Ratio
949

To facilitate the administration, Gasuapara Block is further divided into 180 villages.

Gasuapara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,270 2,653 2,617
Literacy 68.67% 61.04% 50.36%
Scheduled Caste 6 4 2
Scheduled Tribe 26,848 13,604 13,244
Illiterate 12,459 5,641 6,818

Caste-wise Population - Gasuapara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 95.2% of total population in Gasuapara Block of Meghalaya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6 4 2
Schedule Tribe 26,848 13,604 13,244

Religion-wise Population - Gasuapara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,863 (10.15%) 1,595 1,268
Muslim 141 (0.5%) 91 50
Christian 25,122 (89.03%) 12,750 12,372
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 6 1
Buddhist 25 (0.09%) 12 13
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 42 (0.15%) 17 25
No Religion Specified 15 (0.05%) 9 6

Literacy Rate - Gasuapara Block

Average literacy rate of Gasuapara Block in 2011 were 68.67% in which, male and female literacy were 74.74% and 62.22% respectively. Total literate in Gasuapara Block were 15,757 of which male and female were 8,839 and 6,918 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Gasuapara Block

The Sex Ratio of Gasuapara Block is 949 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 949 females in Gasuapara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 986 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Gasuapara Block.


Child Population - Gasuapara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 5,270 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gasuapara Block. Out of which 2,653 were male while 2,617 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gasuapara Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Gasuapara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gasuapara 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 5,270.

Total Urban Rural
Population 28,216 0 28,216
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,270 0 5,270
Schedule Caste 6 0 6
Schedule Tribe 26,848 0 26,848
Literacy 68.67% - 68.67%
Sex Ratio 949 - 949

Working Population - Gasuapara Block

In Gasuapara Block out of total population, 11,032 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 11,032 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,087 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 637 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,113 5,513 2,600
Cultivators 5,087 3,207 1,880
Agriculture Labourer 637 466 171
Household Industries 86 65 21
Other Workers 2,303 1,775 528
Marginal Workers 2,919 1,168 1,751
Non Working 17,184 7,799 9,385

Nearby Blocks from Gasuapara Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Gasuapara Block in South Garo Hills district.


Gasuapara Block Map


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