West Jaintia Hills
District in Meghalaya
Population
2.7 Lakh
State: 29.7 Lakh
Area
1,737 km²
Literacy Rate
49.0%
State: 60.2%
Sex Ratio
1,015
State: 989
Density
157 /km²
State: 138 /km²
West Jaintia Hills is a district in Meghalaya with a population of 2.7 Lakh spread across 1,737 sq km. Its literacy rate of 49.0% is below the state average of 60.2% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,015 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 989.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
157 /km²
▲
138 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,015
▲
989
943
Literacy Rate
49.0%
▼
60.2%
63.0%
SC Population
0.3%
▼
0.6%
16.6%
ST Population
94.8%
▲
86.1%
8.7%
Worker Participation
40.0%
▲
40.0%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
48.7%
▲
44.3%
33.2%
Child Wasting
9.7%
▼
13.2%
18.4%
Underweight Children
28.3%
▲
25.9%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
54.6%
▲
43.1%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
55.9%
▲
54.7%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
59.7%
▼
69.3%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
42.2%
▼
61.1%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
75.1%
▼
83.7%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
20.7%
▼
25.1%
54.6%
Health Insurance
65.6%
▼
67.6%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
70.6%
▼
74.1%
93.6%
Electricity Access
75.4%
▼
90.9%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
19.9%
▲
18.8%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
11.9%
▲
7.9%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
-7.7%
▼
5.5%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
12.9%
▲
12.2%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
19.6 per 1k pop
▲
18.7 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
5.3k
▲
4.8k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
23.1%
▼
30.6%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
337 per lakh
▼
357 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
100.0%
▲
51.1%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.79
▼
0.88
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
44.0 per lakh
▲
30.9 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
4.0 per lakh
▼
6.4 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.4 L | 1.2 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 45,272 | 45,671.583 | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 60,902 | 76,156.583 | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 30,960 | 24,053.833 | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 479 | 763.083 | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 1.3 L | 1.1 L | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 62,788 | 58,642.417 | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 19,490 | 20,317.083 | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 7,519 | 5,871.667 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 19,307 | 22,066.333 | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 1,015.409 | 981.383 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 972.061 | 971.133 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | -7.7 | 5.5 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 12.9 | 12.2 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 3 | 4 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 59 | 77.4 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 7 | 11.6 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 48.7% | 44.3% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 9.7% | 13.2% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 28.3% | 25.9% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 54.6% | 43.1% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 55.9% | 54.7% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 59.7% | 69.3% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 42.2% | 61.1% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 75.1% | 83.7% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 20.7% | 25.1% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 65.6% | 67.6% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 70.6% | 74.1% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 75.4% | 90.9% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 97.3% | 89.9% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 80.0% | 86.1% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 24.7% | 30.5% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 19.9% | 18.8% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 11.9% | 7.9% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 32.6% | 61.5% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 43.1% | 47.6% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 6.2% | 6.1% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 46.4% | 42.3% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | 71.3% | 75.5% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 15.5% | 20.1% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 7.8% | 12.9% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 64.7% | 60.4% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 337.271 | 357.055 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 100.0% | 51.1% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 37.5% | 21.1% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 918 | 1,282.5 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 6.8% | 8.1% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 61.3% | 47.5% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 49.2 | 61.2 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | — | — | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | — | — | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 51.1% | 54.0% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 8.6% | 13.9% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | 4.9 | 8.7 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 58.4 | 98.0 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | — | — | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 19.6 | 18.7 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 5,340 | 4,814.417 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 23.1% | 30.6% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 44 | 30.9 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | — | — | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | — | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | — | 1.5 | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | 2 | 8.5 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | 4 | 6.4 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | — | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 44 | 31.3 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 3 | 2.1 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | — | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of West Jaintia Hills district?
West Jaintia Hills has a population of 2.7 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 157 people per sq km across 1,737 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of West Jaintia Hills?
West Jaintia Hills has a literacy rate of 49.0%, which is below the Meghalaya average of 60.2% and below the national average of 63.0%.
How does West Jaintia Hills compare to Meghalaya?
West Jaintia Hills has a sex ratio of 1,015 (above state average of 989) and a literacy rate of 49.0% (below state average of 60.2%).
What data sources are used for West Jaintia Hills?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)