East Khasi Hills is one of district of Meghalaya in India. There are 8 Taluks, 975 villages and 13 towns in East Khasi Hills district.
As per the Census India 2011, East Khasi Hills district has 164046 households, population of 825922 of which 410749 are males and 415173 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 139055 which is 16.84% of total population.
The sex-ratio of East Khasi Hills district is around
1011 compared to
989 which is average of Meghalaya state. The literacy rate of East Khasi Hills district is 69.99% out of which 69.94% males are literate and 70.03% females are literate. The total area of East Khasi Hills is 2748 sq.km with population density of 301 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 55.63% of population lives in Urban area and 44.37% lives in Rural area. There are 0.68% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 80.05% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in East Khasi Hills district.
East Khasi Hills Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 825922 | 100% |
| Christian | 543394 | 65.79% |
| Hindu | 144935 | 17.55% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 115597 | 14% |
| Muslim | 14185 | 1.72% |
| Buddhist | 3111 | 0.38% |
| Sikh | 2495 | 0.3% |
| Religion not stated | 1902 | 0.23% |
| Jain | 303 | 0.04% |
East Khasi Hills Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 68.62 | 2679.38 |
| Number of households | 77061 | 86985 |
| Total Population | 366481 | 459441 |
| Population (%) | 49.75% | 50.29% |
| Male Population | 182340 | 228409 |
| Female Population | 184141 | 231032 |
| Sex Ratio | 1010 | 1011 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.5% | 61.6% |
List of Taluks in East Khasi Hills
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