Draft Annual Plan 1984-85 Meghalaya

Abstract

From Introduction: The results of 1981 census, reveal that the population of Meghalaya has increased from 10.12 lakhs in 1971 to 13.28 lakhs in 1981 resulting in the growth rate of 3l.25 per cent as against all India ratio of 27.21 per cent. The decadal growth rate in Meghalaya is, however, slightly lower than the 1961-71 rate of 31.50 per cent. The density of population has increased to 59 per sq. km. in 1981 from 45 per sq. km. in 1971. The percentage of literates has increased from 29.41 in 1971 to 33-35 in 1981. This is lower than the all-India rate of 36.17. The percentage of workers to total population is 44.20 in 1961 as against 44.17 in 1971. Out of the total workers (5.87 lakhs), cultivators constitute 63.56 per cent against 69.15 in 1971. Agricultural labourers, constitute 9.92 per cent in 1981 against 9.88 per cent in 1971. Workers engaged in house-hold industry remained the same at 1.90 per cent in 1981. The percentage of other workers constitute 24.62 per cent in 1981 against 10.68 per cent in 1971.