West Khasi Hills is a district in Meghalaya State of India. It has a total of 6 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 5,247 sq km. There are 2 towns and 1,115 villages in this district.. West Khasi Hills population is estimated to be 533,011 in 2023.
West Khasi Hills is one of districts of Meghalaya in India, West Khasi Hills population in 2023 is 533,011 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, West Khasi Hills has a population of 383,461 in 2011 out of which 193,715 are male and 189,746 are female. Population of West Khasi Hills in 2022 is estimated to be 506,169 inhabitants. Literate people are 230,678 out of 117,307 are male and 113,371 are female. People living in West Khasi Hills depend on multiple skills, total workers are 163,345 out of which men are 89,694 and women are 73,651. Total 71,021 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 38,578 are cultivated by men and 32,443 are women. 19,987 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 11,606 and 8,381 are women. West Khasi Hills sex ratio is 980 females per 1000 of males. Next West Khasi Hills Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 5,247 sq km., 96.63 sq km is urban and 5150.37 sq km is rural. Out of total population of West Khasi Hills, 425,642 in the district, 43,105 are in urban area and 340,356 are in rural area. 7,186 households are in urban, 57,720 are in rural area. 30,105 literate people are in urban, 200,573 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in West Khasi Hills is Khasi, Garo, English.
Block is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the West Khasi Hills District Blocks list in the state of Meghalaya, Block can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, West Khasi Hills is divided into 6 Blocks.
According to 2011 Census of India, West Khasi Hills District Blocks population, Below is the list of West Khasi Hills Blocks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawshynrut | 74,490 | 38,081 | 36,409 | 12,830 |
| Nongstoin | 81,840 | 41,035 | 40,805 | 13,404 |
| Mawthadraishan | 49,014 | 24,622 | 24,392 | 8,066 |
| Mairang | 82,437 | 41,394 | 41,043 | 14,124 |
| Ranikor | 41,218 | 21,261 | 19,957 | 7,453 |
| Mawkyrwat | 54,462 | 27,322 | 27,140 | 9,029 |
West Khasi Hills District Blocks Map