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Meghalaya · Census 2011 district profile

4.0 lakh people in 66,028 households across 5 tehsils, as counted by Census 2011. Market size, development indicators and religious composition in one place — every figure from the official tables.

Market profile Religion & SC/ST

Religious composition · Census 2011, district-level

Out of every 100 residents

  • Christian68.7%
  • Other religions27.2%
  • Hindu3.2%
  • Muslim0.4%
  • Religion not stated0.4%
  • Buddhist0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Scheduled Castes (SC)0.3%
  • Scheduled Tribes (ST)95.2%
4.0 lakh
Population
Census 2011
61.6%
Literacy
Female literacy 65.1%
7.2%
Urban population
103 per sq km

Census 2011 figures for undivided Jaintia Hills district. Now administered as: West Jaintia Hills.

Market

Population, urbanisation and the share of households owning key assets — the starting point for sizing a district market.

Population
3,95,124
1,96,285 / 1,98,839
Households
66,028
6 persons per household
Urban population
7.2%
28,430 persons
Sex ratio
1,013
women per 1,000 men
Density
103
per sq km
Work participation
39.0%
1,54,180 workers

Households owning (% of households)

Mobile phone46.2%Meghalaya 41.5%
Television26.8%Meghalaya 33.7%
Scooter / motorcycle / moped1.5%Meghalaya 5.4%
Availing banking services36.7%Meghalaya 37.5%
LPG / PNG for cooking11.0%Meghalaya 11.8%
Computer / laptop6.7%Meghalaya 7.6%
Car / jeep / van7.4%Meghalaya 5.4%
None of the listed assets40.7%Meghalaya 35.8%

What workers do

Cultivators33.0%
Agricultural labourers23.2%
Household industry1.3%
Other work (services, trade, industry)42.5%

Main workers 1,10,617, marginal workers 43,563. Shares of all workers.

State and India amenity figures are weighted by households from the published district percentages.

Development

Basic-service coverage from the Houselisting & Housing Census 2011, with literacy from the Primary Census Abstract.

Literacy
61.6%
age 7 and above
Female literacy
65.1%
Meghalaya 72.9%
SC
0.3%
% of population
ST
95.2%
% of population
Electricity for lighting64.3%Meghalaya 61.0%
Latrine within premises47.7%Meghalaya 62.9%
No latrine — open defecation48.1%Meghalaya 34.3%
Tap water (main source)25.5%Meghalaya 39.3%
Tap water from treated source18.2%Meghalaya 27.8%
Drinking water within premises12.9%Meghalaya 24.1%
Water source away from home41.0%Meghalaya 32.7%
Closed drainage5.9%Meghalaya 5.7%
Permanent (pucca) house32.7%Meghalaya 30.0%
Religion & SC/ST

Census 2011 counts people by religion and records Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe status. These are district population figures, not voter or constituency figures.

Census 2011, district-level

Population counts from Census 2011 — not voters and not constituency-level figures. There is no official Census data on OBC or General castes. The Census has not published a caste count other than SC and ST since 1931, so this page shows none.

Out of every 100 residents

  • Christian68.7%
  • Other religions27.2%
  • Hindu3.2%
  • Muslim0.4%
  • Religion not stated0.4%
  • Buddhist0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Scheduled Castes (SC)0.3%
  • Scheduled Tribes (ST)95.2%
Tehsils

Sub-district rows from the Primary Census Abstract and table C-01. Tehsil boundaries are as they stood in 2011.

Tehsil-wise figures for Jaintia Hills
TehsilsPopulationHouseholdsUrban populationLiteracyFemale literacySCSTHinduMuslimChristianSikhReligious composition
Thadlaskein1,37,93923,14720.6%64.4%68.3%0.2%94.6%3.8%0.5%70.7%0.0%
Laskein90,40214,3790.0%57.4%64.4%0.1%96.3%1.7%0.2%61.0%0.0%
Amlarem43,8447,7460.0%70.2%71.9%1.1%92.3%6.3%0.4%68.6%0.0%
Khliehriat85,83214,5030.0%58.8%59.5%0.5%95.1%2.7%0.5%71.5%0.0%
Saipung37,1076,2530.0%57.1%58.7%0.1%98.4%1.6%0.3%74.1%0.0%

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Assembly seats

Seats whose area falls in this Census 2011 district, as drawn by the 2008 delimitation (or the Local Government Directory's ward mapping where that is the only link).

Other districts of Meghalaya

Field data

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FAQ

Answers use Census of India 2011 tables and NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts list.

What is the population of Jaintia Hills district?

Census 2011 counted 3,95,124 people in Jaintia Hills — 1,96,285 men and 1,98,839 women (sex ratio 1013 women per 1,000 men). 7.2% of them lived in urban areas.

What is the religious composition of Jaintia Hills?

By Census 2011, Jaintia Hills's population was Christian 68.7%, Other religions 27.2% and Hindu 3.2%. These are population shares for the whole district, not voter figures.

What share of Jaintia Hills is SC and ST?

Scheduled Castes were 0.3% and Scheduled Tribes 95.2% of the district's population in Census 2011. There is no official Census count of OBC or General castes.

What is the literacy rate of Jaintia Hills?

Census 2011 literacy (age 7 and above) was 61.6%; female literacy was 65.1%.

Why are these 2011 figures?

Census 2011 is the latest completed population census of India. The 2021 Census was postponed; the next Census has been notified with a reference date of 1 March 2027 (1 October 2026 for snow-bound areas), and no results from it have been published yet. Until they are, the 2011 tables remain the official source for district-level population, religion and SC/ST figures.

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census of India 2011, district code 17-299: Primary Census Abstract, C-01 religion table, HH-14 amenities and assets and A-01 area table (censusindia.gov.in). Aspirational Districts: NITI Aayog list. Seat links: 2008 delimitation district of each assembly seat and the Local Government Directory. Percentages are calculated from the published counts; amenity percentages are as published in table HH-14.

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