District of Meghalaya

East Khasi Hills: 8.3 lakh people, one story

People
8,25,922
Area
2,748 km²
Literacy
84.15%
Sex ratio
1,011
#1 in MeghalayaPopulation density: 301 per km². Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MeghalayaLiteracy rate: 84.15%. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MeghalayaFemale literacy: 83.81%. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MeghalayaUrban population: 44.4%. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →

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East Khasi HillsMeghalaya

The history, places and schemes of East Khasi Hills are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

East Khasi Hills in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.3 lakh#1/7 in Meghalaya
Area2,748 km²#4/7 in Meghalaya
Population density301 per km²#1/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 132
Sex ratio1,011 females per 1000 males#2/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 989
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#6/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 970
Literacy rate84.15%#1/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 74.43
Female literacy83.81%#1/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 72.89
Urban population44.4%#1/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 20.1

People & society

84.2% can read. 1,011 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.576.0
Female literacy
83.872.9
Scheduled Castes
0.70.6
Scheduled Tribes
80.186.1
Living in towns
44.420.1

Gender literacy gap: 0.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 17.5%
  • Muslim 1.7%
  • Christian 65.8%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 14.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    36 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.3 lakh workers, 39.6% of all people

    This district
    Meghalaya
    • Cultivators 23.5%
    • Farm labourers 12.5%
    • Household industry 0.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 63.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 63% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.245.5
      Latrine at home
      51.846.9
      Tap water
      52.429.3
      LPG / PNG
      19.38.8
      Phone
      43.532.1
      Television
      37.225.1
      Bicycle
      2.49.9
      Two-wheeler
      3.74.0

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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