Samanda is a Taluk located in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. It is one of 5 Taluks of East Garo Hills district. There are 159 villages and 1 towns in Samanda Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Samanda Taluk has 10128 households, population of 56235 of which 28903 are males and 27332 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 9951 which is 17.7% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Samanda Taluk is around
946 compared to
989 which is average of Meghalaya state. The literacy rate of Samanda Taluk is 64.9% out of which 68.44% males are literate and 61.16% females are literate. The total area of Samanda is 547 sq.km with population density of 103 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 56.26% of population lives in Urban area and 43.74% lives in Rural area. There are 0.62% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 92.07% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Samanda Taluk.
Samanda Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 56235 | 100% |
| Christian | 51640 | 91.83% |
| Hindu | 2833 | 5.04% |
| Muslim | 1331 | 2.37% |
| Buddhist | 263 | 0.47% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 69 | 0.12% |
| Religion not stated | 52 | 0.09% |
| Sikh | 35 | 0.06% |
| Jain | 12 | 0.02% |
Samanda Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 4252 | 5876 |
| Total Population | 24597 | 31638 |
| Population (%) | 51.77% | 48.9% |
| Male Population | 12735 | 16168 |
| Female Population | 11862 | 15470 |
| Sex Ratio | 931 | 957 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.98% | 56.29% |
List of Cities in Samanda
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List of Villages in Samanda
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