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Jaintia Hills population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Meghalaya, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 395,124 people
Households 66,028 PCA households
Literacy rate 61.64% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.02% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 395,124 366,694 28,430 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 66,028 61,086 4,942 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 90,911 87,054 3,857 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 23.01% 23.74% 13.57% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,013 1,008 1,079 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 976 976 970 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 187,527 165,140 22,387 Literacy rate% 61.64% 59.05% 91.1% Male literacy rate% 58.14% 55.29% 91.83% Female literacy rate% 65.06% 62.75% 90.44% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,317 1,215 102 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 376,099 350,158 25,941 Total workersCensus workers 154,180 143,496 10,684 Work participation rate% 39.02% 39.13% 37.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 110,617 101,347 9,270 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 43,563 42,149 1,414 Non-workerspeople 240,944 223,198 17,746
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 66,028 households and 395,124 residents. Urban residents made up 7.2% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.8%. Children aged 0–6 made up 23.01% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 58.14% for males and 65.06% for females. Of 154,180 workers, 71.75% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 43,665 7,179 Agricultural labourers 18,600 17,166 Household industry workers 1,283 721 Other workers 47,069 18,497
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801545 28,430 people within this district · Town