Population, 2011
3.83 lakh
562nd of 640 in India, 4th of 7 in Meghalaya
Literacy rate
77.9%
203rd in India, 2nd in Meghalaya
Sex ratio
980
females per 1,000 males; India 943
Child sex ratio (0-6)
967
girls per 1,000 boys; India 918
Urban population
11.2%
43,105 in towns and cities
Households
64,906
5.9 people per household
West Khasi Hills against Meghalaya and India
| Measure, 2011 | West Khasi Hills | Meghalaya | India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,83,461 | 29,66,889 | 1,21,08,54,977 |
| Literacy rate (age 7+) | 77.9% | 74.4% | 73.0% |
| Male literacy | 78.5% | 76.0% | 80.9% |
| Female literacy | 77.2% | 72.9% | 64.6% |
| Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) | 980 | 989 | 943 |
| Child sex ratio (age 0-6) | 967 | 970 | 918 |
| Urban population | 11.2% | 20.1% | 31.1% |
| Scheduled Castes | 0.0% | 0.6% | 16.6% |
| Scheduled Tribes | 97.8% | 86.2% | 8.6% |
| Workers, share of population | 42.6% | 40.0% | 39.8% |
| Women who work, share of women | 38.8% | 32.7% | 25.5% |
| Children aged 0-6, share of population | 22.7% | 19.2% | 13.6% |
| Persons per household | 5.91 | 5.41 | 4.85 |
Literacy in West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya and India
People aged 7 and over who can read and write, per cent, 2011
What workers do in West Khasi Hills
Share of all workers (main and marginal), per cent, 2011
Other districts in Meghalaya
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Khasi Hills | 8,25,922 | 84.2% | 1011 | 44.4% |
| 2 | West Garo Hills | 6,43,291 | 67.6% | 984 | 11.6% |
| 3 | Jaintia Hills | 3,95,124 | 61.6% | 1013 | 7.2% |
| 4 | West Khasi Hills | 3,83,461 | 77.9% | 980 | 11.2% |
| 5 | East Garo Hills | 3,17,917 | 74.0% | 972 | 13.9% |
| 6 | Ribhoi | 2,58,840 | 75.7% | 953 | 9.8% |
| 7 | South Garo Hills | 1,42,334 | 71.7% | 945 | 9.2% |
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Questions
What is the population of West Khasi Hills district?
West Khasi Hills district had 3,83,461 people in the 2011 Census (1,93,715 males and 1,89,746 females). It was the 562nd most populous of India's 640 districts and 4th of 7 in Meghalaya.
What is the literacy rate of West Khasi Hills?
77.87% in 2011: 78.53% for men and 77.19% for women, counting people aged seven and over. The Meghalaya rate was 74.43% and India's 72.98%.
What is the sex ratio of West Khasi Hills?
980 females per 1,000 males in 2011, against 989 in Meghalaya and 943 in India. Among children aged 0 to 6 it was 967 girls per 1,000 boys.
How urban is West Khasi Hills?
11.2% of its people lived in towns and cities in 2011, less than the Meghalaya share of 20.1%.
Is this the latest data?
Yes for district-level counts of population, literacy and workers: the 2011 Census is the latest completed census. Census 2027 will replace these figures. District boundaries are as they were in 2011.
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India in Data, "West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya: Census 2011 population, literacy and workers". https://indiaindata.online/districts/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills. Original source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India).
About these figures
All figures are from the 2011 Census, the most recent completed census of India, published in the Primary Census Abstract by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. The next census, Census 2027, will replace them.
Districts are shown as they were in 2011. Many states have created new districts since, so a district today may be smaller than the one shown here. Districts are grouped under today's states and union territories: the ten 2011 districts now in Telangana are under Telangana, Leh and Kargil are under Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are shown together. Districts renamed since 2011 carry their current name, with the Census name in brackets.
Literacy rate is the share of people aged seven and over who can read and write with understanding. Sex ratio is females per 1,000 males; child sex ratio is the same for children aged 0 to 6. Workers include main workers (six months or more of work in the year) and marginal workers (less than six months).