About Meghalaya State

Meghalaya is a State/Ut in India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Meghalaya was 2,966,889 which is 0.25% of total population of India.Meghalaya covers 22,429 Km² area. Sex ratio of Meghalaya's population is 989 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 970 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Meghalaya, Urban/Rural population of Meghalaya, Literacy data of Meghalaya and Religion wise data of Meghalaya. Below are the full details and list of districts in Meghalaya, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Meghalaya

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Total Population	2,966,889	Population (%)	0.25
Male Population	1,491,832	Sex Ratio	989
Female Population	1,475,057	Child Sex Ratio	970
Area ( In Km. Square )	22,429

Meghalaya has a total population of 2,966,889 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,491,832 while the female population 1,475,057. The state area is 22,429 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Meghalaya has sex ratio of 989 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 970. Meghalaya makes up 0.25% of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Meghalaya

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Urban Population	595,450	Rural Population	2,371,439
Urban Population (%)	20.07	Rural Population (%)	79.93
Urban Population Growth (%)	31.12	Rural Population Growth (%)	27.17
Urban male Population	297,572	Rural Male Population	1,194,260
Urban Female Population	297,878	Rural Female Population	1,177,179
Urban Sex Ratio	1,001	Rural Sex Ratio	986

Meghalaya urban population is 595,450 (20.07% of the total), while the rural population is 2,371,439 (79.93% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at 31.12% compared to the rural growth rate of 27.17%.

Among the urban population 297,572 are males, and 297,878 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 1,001 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,194,260 are males and 1,177,179 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Meghalaya

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Total Literate	1,785,005	Literacy (%)	74.43
Male Literate	913,879	Male Literacy (%)	75.95
Female Literate	871,126	Female Literacy (%)	72.89
Urban Literate	469,851	Rural Literate	1,315,154
Urban Male Literacy (%)	92.46	Rural Male Literacy (%)	71.46
Urban Female Literacy (%)	89.24	Rural Female Literacy (%)	67.15

The literacy data of Meghalaya highlights a total literacy rate stands at 74.43% with 1,785,005 literate individuals. Male literacy is 75.95% while female literacy is lower at 72.89% among them, 913,879 males and 871,126 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 469,851 people being literate, with men at 92.46% and female at 89.24%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,315,154 people are literate, with male at 71.46% and female at 67.15%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Meghalaya

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
Hindu	342,078	Hindu (%)	11.53
Muslim	130,399	Muslim (%)	4.40
Sikh	3,045	Sikh (%)	0.10
Christian	2,213,027	Christian (%)	74.59
Jain	627	Jain (%)	0.02
Buddhist	9,864	Buddhist (%)	0.33
Other	258,271	Other (%)	8.71
Not Avaiable	9,578	Not Avaiable (%)	0.32

Meghalaya population is mostly hindu (11.53 %%) with a total 342,078 people. Muslim(4.40 %%) with a total 130,399 people. Sikh are (0.10 %%) with a total 3,045 people. Smaller communities include Christian (74.59 %% with 2,213,027 people). Jain (0.02 %% with 627 people) Buddhist (0.33 %% with 9,864 people) and Other (8.71 %% with 258,271 people). Around (0.32 %% with 9,578 people) did not specify their religion.