Jaintia Hills is a district in Meghalaya State of India. It has a total of 5 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,819 sq km. There are 1 towns and 537 villages in this district.. Jaintia Hills population is estimated to be 549,223 in 2023.
Jaintia Hills is one of districts of Meghalaya in India, Jaintia Hills population in 2023 is 549,223 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Jaintia Hills has a population of 395,124 in 2011 out of which 196,285 are male and 198,839 are female. Population of Jaintia Hills in 2022 is estimated to be 521,564 inhabitants. Literate people are 187,527 out of 87,371 are male and 100,156 are female. People living in Jaintia Hills depend on multiple skills, total workers are 154,180 out of which men are 88,839 and women are 65,341. Total 43,665 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 27,273 are cultivated by men and 16,392 are women. 18,600 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 10,986 and 7,614 are women. Jaintia Hills sex ratio is 1,013 females per 1000 of males. Next Jaintia Hills Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 3,819 sq km., 8 sq km is urban and 3811 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Jaintia Hills, 438,588 in the district, 28,430 are in urban area and 366,694 are in rural area. 4,942 households are in urban, 61,086 are in rural area. 22,387 literate people are in urban, 165,140 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Jaintia Hills is Khasi, Garo, English.
Block is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Jaintia Hills District Blocks list in the state of Meghalaya, Block can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Jaintia Hills is divided into 5 Blocks.
According to 2011 Census of India, Jaintia Hills District Blocks population, Below is the list of Jaintia Hills Blocks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thadlaskein | 137,939 | 67,905 | 70,034 | 23,147 |
| Laskein | 90,402 | 45,244 | 45,158 | 14,379 |
| Amlarem | 43,844 | 21,903 | 21,941 | 7,746 |
| Khliehriat | 85,832 | 42,628 | 43,204 | 14,503 |
| Saipung | 37,107 | 18,605 | 18,502 | 6,253 |
Jaintia Hills District Blocks Map