South Garo Hills is a district in Meghalaya State of India. It has a total of 4 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 1,887 sq km. There are 1 towns and 804 villages in this district.
As per census South Garo Hills has a population of 142,334 in 2011 out of which 73,170 are male and 69,164 are female. Population of South Garo Hills in 2020/2021 is 155,902(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 82,062 out of 45,003 are male and 37,059 are female. People living in South Garo Hills depend on multiple skills, total workers are 53,069 out of which men are 32,826 and women are 20,243. Total 22,068 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 13,935 are cultivated by men and 8,133 are women. 2,781 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 1,842 and 939 are women. South Garo Hills sex ratio is 945 females per 1000 of males. Next South Garo Hills Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 1,887 sq km., 8.8 sq km is urban and 1878.2 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 157,991 in the district, 13,131 are in urban area and 129,203 are in rural area. 2,351 households are in urban, 22,176 are in rural area. 9,787 literate people are in urban, 72,275 are in rural area.
Geography of South Garo Hills
Languages spoken are Khasi, Garo, English
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chokpot | 40,478 | 20,647 | 19,831 | 6,938 |
| Gasuapara | 28,216 | 14,480 | 13,736 | 5,037 |
| Baghmara | 50,617 | 26,156 | 24,461 | 8,573 |
| Rongara | 23,023 | 11,887 | 11,136 | 3,979 |
South Garo Hills District Blocks Map