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Askigandi Population - West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Askigandi is a medium size village located in Selsella Block of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya with total 180 families residing. The Askigandi village has population of 944 of which 456 are males while 488 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Askigandi village population of children with age 0-6 is 204 which makes up 21.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Askigandi village is 1070 which is higher than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Askigandi as per census is 1103, higher than Meghalaya average of 970.

Askigandi village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Askigandi village was 61.62 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Askigandi Male literacy stands at 66.57 % while female literacy rate was 56.96 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Askigandi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Askigandi village.

Askigandi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 180 - -
Population 944 456 488
Child (0-6) 204 97 107
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 61.62 % 66.57 % 56.96 %
Total Workers 303 229 74
Main Worker 246 - -
Marginal Worker 57 17 40

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Askigandi village of West Garo Hills district.

Work Profile

In Askigandi village out of total population, 303 were engaged in work activities. 81.19 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.81 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 303 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.