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About Jaintia Hills

Jaintia Hills is a district in Meghalaya, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Jaintia Hills was 395,124 with a growth rate of 32.10%. Jaintia Hills covers 3,819 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Jaintia Hills's population is 1013 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 976 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Jaintia Hills

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
395,124
Growth (%)
32.10
Male Population
196,285
Sex Ratio
1,013
Female Population
198,839
Child Sex Ratio
976
Area ( In Km. Square )
3,819

Urban/Rural Population of Jaintia Hills

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
28,430
Rural Population
366,694
Urban Population (%)
7.20
Rural Population (%)
92.80
Urban male Population
13,675
Rural Male Population
182,610
Urban Female Population
14,755
Rural Female Population
184,084
Urban Sex Ratio
1,079
Rural Sex Ratio
1,008

Literacy data of Jaintia Hills

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
187,527
Literacy (%)
61.64
Male Literate
87,371
Male Literacy (%)
58.14
Female Literate
100,156
Female Literacy (%)
65.06
Urban Literate
22,387
Rural Literate
165,140
Urban Male Literates
10,760
Urban Male Literacy (%)
91.83
Rural Male Literates
76,611
Rural Male Literacy (%)
55.29
Urban Female Literates
11,627
Urban Female Literacy (%)
90.44
Rural Female Literates
88,529
Rural Female Literacy (%)
62.75

Religion Wise Data of Jaintia Hills

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
12,456
Hindu (%)
3.15
Muslim
1,646
Muslim (%)
0.42
Sikh
34
Sikh (%)
0.01
Christian
271,596
Christian (%)
68.74
Jain
45
Jain (%)
0.01
Buddhist
284
Buddhist (%)
0.07
Other
107,559
Other (%)
27.22
Not Avaiable
1,504
Not Avaiable (%)
0.38

List of tehsils in Jaintia Hills

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Amlarem

Area ( Km2 ): 398

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Khliehriat

Area ( Km2 ): 1,280

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Laskein

Area ( Km2 ): 390

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Saipung

Area ( Km2 ): 846

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Thadlaskein

Area ( Km2 ): 905