South Garo Hills District Population, Meghalaya - Census India 2011

South Garo Hills is one of district of Meghalaya in India. There are 4 Taluks, 804 villages and 1 towns in South Garo Hills district.

As per the Census India 2011, South Garo Hills district has 24527 households, population of 142334 of which 73170 are males and 69164 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 27909 which is 19.61% of total population.

The sex-ratio of South Garo Hills district is around 945 compared to 989 which is average of Meghalaya state. The literacy rate of South Garo Hills district is 57.65% out of which 61.5% males are literate and 53.58% females are literate. The total area of South Garo Hills is 1887 sq.km with population density of 75 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 90.77% of population lives in Urban area and 9.23% lives in Rural area. There are 0.22% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 94.31% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in South Garo Hills district.

South Garo Hills Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total142334100%
Christian13298493.43%
Hindu70364.94%
Muslim10500.74%
Religion not stated5330.37%
Other religions and persuasions3620.25%
Buddhist3320.23%
Sikh270.02%
Jain100.01%

South Garo Hills Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)8.801878.20
Number of households235122176
Total Population13131129203
Population (%)51.02%48.55%
Male Population670066470
Female Population643162733
Sex Ratio960944
Literacy (%)74.53%55.94%

List of Taluks in South Garo Hills

Check out complete list of all Taluks of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Baghmara 50617442115935
Chokpot 4047843892960
Gasuapara 2821642067949
Rongara 2302358739937

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South Garo Hills Population Facts

Number of Households24527
Population142334
Male Population73170 (51.41%)
Female Population69164 (48.59%)
Children Population27909
Area1887 km2
Population density/km275
Sex-ratio945
Literacy57.65%
Male Literacy61.5%
Female Literacy53.58%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %94.31%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0.22%

Map of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya