District of Meghalaya

West Khasi Hills: 3.8 lakh people, one story

People
3,83,461
Area
5,247 km²
Literacy
77.87%
Sex ratio
980
#1 in MeghalayaScheduled Tribes: 97.8 % of people. Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →#1 in MeghalayaArea: 5,247 km². Rank 1 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaLiteracy rate: 77.87%. Rank 2 of 7 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in MeghalayaFemale literacy: 77.19%. Rank 2 of 7 districts.See the numbers →

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West Khasi HillsMeghalaya

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

West Khasi Hills in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.8 lakh#4/7 in Meghalaya
Area5,247 km²#1/7 in Meghalaya
Population density73 per km²#7/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 132
Sex ratio980 females per 1000 males#4/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 989
Child sex ratio (0–6)967 girls per 1000 boys#5/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 970
Literacy rate77.87%#2/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 74.43
Female literacy77.19%#2/7 in Meghalaya▲ state 72.89
Urban population11.2%#4/7 in Meghalaya▼ state 20.1

People & society

77.9% can read. 980 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.576.0
Female literacy
77.272.9
Scheduled Castes
0.00.6
Scheduled Tribes
97.886.1
Living in towns
11.220.1

Gender literacy gap: 1.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.7%
  • Muslim 0.4%
  • Christian 95.7%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 1.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.6 lakh workers, 42.6% of all people

    This district
    Meghalaya
    • Cultivators 52.0%
    • Farm labourers 22.8%
    • Household industry 1.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 38% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      37.745.5
      Latrine at home
      33.846.9
      Tap water
      26.029.3
      LPG / PNG
      0.58.8
      Phone
      22.032.1
      Television
      14.425.1
      Bicycle
      3.89.9
      Two-wheeler
      1.14.0

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.