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.
As per census 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 2020/2021 is 432,789(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). 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 2021.
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 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.
Geography of Jaintia Hills
Languages spoken are Khasi, Garo, English
| 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