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Population of Meghalaya

The Indian state of ‘Meghalaya’ meaning ‘abode of clouds’ reflects the salubrity of its climate. The wettest places in the world are also located here. The State has an area of 22429 sq. km. and is located between 24°57’ and 26°10’ North latitudes and 89°46’ and 92°53’ East longitudes. The temperature varies from 2°C to 35°C depending upon the altitude which varies in hills from 300 m to 2000 m above mean sea level. It has predominantly hilly terrain with foothills as plains and flood-prone areas.

The capital of Meghalaya, Shillong is located at an altitude of 1496 meters above mean sea level. The population of Meghalaya is predominantly tribal, the main tribes are the Khasis, the Jaintias and the Garos besides other plain tribes such as Koch, Rabhas and Bodos etc.

As per the Census carried out by Government of India in 2011, Meghalaya has an estimate population of 2,964,007 individuals, an increase from figure of 23.19 Lakh in 2001 census. Of which 1,492,668 are males and 1,492,668 are females . Sex Ratio of Meghalaya is 986 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 975 per 1000 males in Meghalaya.
The sex ratio has risen up both at State and District levels and the highest rise is noticed in East Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills.

The total population growth in this decade was 27.82 percent while in previous decade it was 29.94 percent. The population of Meghalaya forms 0.24 percent of India's total population in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 0.23 percent. The highest decadal growth rate is noticed in the Ri Bhoi district with 34.02 per cent followed by Jaintia Hills district with 31.34 per cent and the lowest is noticed in East Khasi Hills with 24.68 per cent.

Literacy rate in Meghalaya has seen upward trend and is 75.48 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 77.17 percent while female literacy is at 73.78 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Meghalaya stood at 62.56 percent of which male and female were 71.18 percent and 50.43 percent literate respectively.


Total area of Meghalaya is 22,429 sq. km. Density of Meghalaya is 132 per sq km which is lower than national average 382 per sq km. In 2001, density of Meghalaya was 103 per sq km.

The child population in the 0-6 age-group was 5,55,822 in 2011 out of total population 29,64,007 of the state.the proportion of the child population in the 0-6 age group to the total population in Meghalaya has fallen to 18.75 per cent in 2011 from 20.18 per cent in 2001. The males too have come down to 18.91 per cent in 2011 from 20.17 per cent in 2001 and the females to 18.60 per cent in 2011 from 20.19 per cent in 2001.







 Table 1 :- Meghalaya Population totals 2011 vs 2001


Sr No
Description
2011
2001
1
Actual Population
2,964,007
2,318,822
1a
Males
1492668
1,176,087
1b
Females
1471339
1,142,735
2
Population Growth
27.82%
29.94%
3
Density per sq km
132
103
4
Literacy Rate
75.48 %
62.56 %
5
Sex Ratio
986
975


 Table 2 :- District wise Distribution of population of Meghalaya

No.
State / District
Persons
Male
Female
Sex Ratio
Density
Literacy Rate


MEGHALAYA
2,964,007
1492668
1471339
986
132
75.48 %
1
West Garo Hills
642,923
324,900
318,023
979
173
68.38 %
2
East Garo Hills
317,618
161,372
156,246
968
122
75.51 %
3
South Garo Hills
142,574
73,322
69,252
944
77
72.39 %
4
West Khasi Hills
385,601
194,628
190,973
981
73
79.30 %
5
Ri Bhoi
258,380
132,445
125,935
951
109
77.22 %
6
East Khasi Hills
824,059
410,360
413,699
1008
292
84.70 %
7
Jaintia Hills
392,852
195,641
197,211
1008
103
63.26 %