Jaintia Hills District Population, Meghalaya - Census India 2011

Jaintia Hills is one of district of Meghalaya in India. There are 5 Taluks, 537 villages and 1 towns in Jaintia Hills district.

As per the Census India 2011, Jaintia Hills district has 66028 households, population of 395124 of which 196285 are males and 198839 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 90911 which is 23.01% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Jaintia Hills district is around 1013 compared to 989 which is average of Meghalaya state. The literacy rate of Jaintia Hills district is 47.46% out of which 44.51% males are literate and 50.37% females are literate. The total area of Jaintia Hills is 3819 sq.km with population density of 103 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 92.8% of population lives in Urban area and 7.2% lives in Rural area. There are 0.33% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 95.19% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jaintia Hills district.

Jaintia Hills Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total395124100%
Christian27159668.74%
Other religions and persuasions10755927.22%
Hindu124563.15%
Muslim16460.42%
Religion not stated15040.38%
Buddhist2840.07%
Jain450.01%
Sikh340.01%

Jaintia Hills Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)83811
Number of households494261086
Total Population28430366694
Population (%)48.1%50.2%
Male Population13675182610
Female Population14755184084
Sex Ratio10791008
Literacy (%)78.74%45.03%

List of Taluks in Jaintia Hills

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Thadlaskein137939904.601521031
Laskein90402390.40232998
Khliehriat858321280671014
Amlarem438443981101002
Saipung3710784644994

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Jaintia Hills Population Facts

Number of Households66028
Population395124
Male Population196285 (49.68%)
Female Population198839 (50.32%)
Children Population90911
Area3819 km2
Population density/km2103
Sex-ratio1013
Literacy47.46%
Male Literacy44.51%
Female Literacy50.37%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %95.19%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0.33%

Map of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya