West Garo Hills is a district in Meghalaya State of India. It has a total of 8 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,677 sq km. There are 1 towns and 1,663 villages in this district.
As per census West Garo Hills has a population of 643,291 in 2011 out of which 324,159 are male and 319,132 are female. Population of West Garo Hills in 2020/2021 is 704,613(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 358,702 out of 193,438 are male and 165,264 are female. People living in West Garo Hills depend on multiple skills, total workers are 255,693 out of which men are 151,914 and women are 103,779. Total 98,319 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 58,895 are cultivated by men and 39,424 are women. 20,540 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 12,653 and 7,887 are women. West Garo Hills sex ratio is 984 females per 1000 of males. Next West Garo Hills Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 3,677 sq km., 18.32 sq km is urban and 3658.68 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 714,054 in the district, 74,858 are in urban area and 568,433 are in rural area. 13,743 households are in urban, 109,609 are in rural area. 60,254 literate people are in urban, 298,448 are in rural area.
Geography of West Garo Hills
Languages spoken are Khasi, Garo, English
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selsella | 175,206 | 88,349 | 86,857 | 33,999 |
| Dadenggiri | 41,595 | 20,842 | 20,753 | 8,025 |
| Tikrikilla | 58,388 | 29,267 | 29,121 | 11,484 |
| Rongram | 133,756 | 67,114 | 66,642 | 24,819 |
| Betasing | 72,103 | 36,340 | 35,763 | 13,881 |
| Zikzak | 74,602 | 37,867 | 36,735 | 15,112 |
| Gambegre | 33,546 | 17,029 | 16,517 | 5,863 |
| Dalu | 54,095 | 27,351 | 26,744 | 10,169 |
West Garo Hills District Blocks Map