West Garo Hills

This page provides an overview of West Garo Hills: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

3,141,597
Population
603,017
Households
984
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
55.17%
Approx. literacy

West Garo Hills has an aggregated population of 3,141,597. Approximately 40.95% live in rural areas (1,286,582) and 4.77% live in urban areas (149,716).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 1,286,582 3
Betasing 216,309 207
Dadenggiri 124,785 135
Dalu 162,285 204
Gambegre 100,638 163
Rongram 326,410 184
Selsella 525,618 364
Tikrikilla 175,164 204
Zikzak 223,806 226

Population summary

West Garo Hills has a population of 3,141,597 (1,583,559 males and 1,558,038 females). The sex ratio is about 984 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population3,141,597
Male1,583,559
Female1,558,038
Rural population1,286,582 (40.95%)
Urban population149,716 (4.77%)
Households603,017

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 55.17%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,733,256
Total illiterates1,408,341

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 41,489 (1.32%). ST: 2,316,321 (73.73%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC41,4891.32%
ST2,316,32173.73%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 553,686 (17.62%). Workers: 1,255,027 (39.95%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)553,68617.62%
Total workers1,255,02739.95%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
West Garo Hills 643,291
West Garo Hills 568,433
Selsella 175,206
Selsella 175,206
Rongram 133,756
Rongram 74,858
West Garo Hills 74,858
Zikzak 74,602
Zikzak 74,602
Betasing 72,103