West Garo Hills is one of district of Meghalaya in India. There are 8 Taluks, 1663 villages and 1 towns in West Garo Hills district.
As per the Census India 2011, West Garo Hills district has 123352 households, population of 643291 of which 324159 are males and 319132 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 112514 which is 17.49% of total population.
The sex-ratio of West Garo Hills district is around
984 compared to
989 which is average of Meghalaya state. The literacy rate of West Garo Hills district is 55.76% out of which 59.67% males are literate and 51.79% females are literate. The total area of West Garo Hills is 3677 sq.km with population density of 175 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 88.36% of population lives in Urban area and 11.64% lives in Rural area. There are 1.37% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 73.69% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in West Garo Hills district.
West Garo Hills Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 643291 | 100% |
| Christian | 389956 | 60.62% |
| Hindu | 122936 | 19.11% |
| Muslim | 106788 | 16.6% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 16950 | 2.63% |
| Buddhist | 3392 | 0.53% |
| Religion not stated | 2916 | 0.45% |
| Sikh | 209 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 144 | 0.02% |
West Garo Hills Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 18.32 | 3658.68 |
| Number of households | 13743 | 109609 |
| Total Population | 74858 | 568433 |
| Population (%) | 49.74% | 49.52% |
| Male Population | 37236 | 286923 |
| Female Population | 37622 | 281510 |
| Sex Ratio | 1010 | 981 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.49% | 52.5% |
List of Taluks in West Garo Hills
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