East Khasi Hills

East Khasi Hills District
State	Meghalaya
Administrative headquarters :	Shillong
Area :	2752 km²
Residents :	825,922 (2011)
Population density :	300 inhabitants / km²
Website :	official website

The East Khasi Hills district is a district in the Indian state of Meghalaya . The administrative seat is in Shillong City .

geography

The East Khasi Hills district is located in the eastern half of Meghalaya on the border with Bangladesh . The area of the district is 2752 square kilometers. Neighboring districts are the districts of Ri-Bhoi in the north, West Jaintia Hills in the east, South West Khasi Hills in the southwest and West Khasi Hills in the northwest. In the south, the district borders on India's neighboring state, Bangladesh.

history

The district was created on October 28, 1976 in its current form when the former Khasi Hills district was divided into East Khasi Hills and West Khasi Hills.

population

According to the 2011 census, the East Khasi Hills district has 825,922 residents. With 300 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is very densely populated. Of the 825,922 residents, 459,441 people (55.63 percent) lived in rural communities and 366,481 people in urban areas.

The East Khasi Hills district is mostly populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). They included (2011) 661,158 people (80.05 percent of the district's population). The Dalit ( scheduled castes ) numbered only 5,642 people in 2011 (0.68 percent of the district's population).

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the East Khasi Hills district has been growing rapidly for decades. The 2001 Indian census found a population of 660,923 people. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was almost 25 percent (24.96%). In those ten years the population increased by nearly 165,000 people. The population development from 1901 to 2011 was as follows:

Significant places

In the East Khasi Hills district, with the district capital Shillong and the towns Cherrapunjee, Lawsohtun, Madanriting, Mawlai, Mawpat, Nongmynsong, Nongthymmai, Nongkseh, Pynthormukhrah, Shillong Cantonment, Umlyngka and Umpling towns, which are counted as urban settlements, 13 (c.

District population by gender

Of the 825,922 residents, 410,749 (49.70 percent) were male and 415,173 female. This is atypical for India, where there is usually a marked increase in men.

District population by language

A clear majority of the total population of the East Khasi Hills district speaks various Khasi languages such as Khasi, War and Pnar / Synteng. Garo, which dominates the western part of Meghalaya, is also well represented. Assamese, Bengali and Hindi are also strongly represented as immigrant languages. However, there are clear differences between urban and rural areas. In rural areas, Khasi and Garo speakers are clearly predominant with a share of almost 94 percent. In the cities, the population is linguistically mixed.

year	Khasi		Bengali		Nepali		Garo		Hindi		Was		Assamese		Other languages		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2011	599,472	72.58	52,435	6.35	37,000	4.47	25,369	3.07	19,878	2.41	12,087	1.46	9810	1.40	69,871	8.46	825.922	100.00%
city	197025	53.76	42804	11.68	33403	9.11	9642	2.63	16318	4.45	544	0.15	7989	2.18	58,756	16.03	366.481	100.00%
country	402447	87.59	9631	2.10	3597	0.78	15727	3.42	3560	0.77	11543	2.51	1821	0.40	11,115	2.41	459.441	100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

Population of the district by confession

In the past 100 years a majority of the local population has converted to Christianity. Nevertheless, many residents - especially in rural areas - have remained true to their traditional religions. There are huge differences between town and country. In rural areas, more than 93 percent of residents are either Christians or followers of their traditional religion. There are also a significant number of Hindus. In the cities the situation is the other way around: a majority are Christians. There are also many Hindus and Muslims. The proportion of followers of traditional religion is significantly lower than in rural areas. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2011	3111	0.38	543.394	65.79	144.935	17.55	303	0.04	14,185	1.72	2495	0.30	115,597	13.99	1902	0.23	825.922	100.00%
city	2764	0.75	214,372	58.49	117.992	32.20	285	0.08	11,828	3.22	2337	0.64	16,326	4.45	577	0.16	366.481	100.00%
country	347	0.08	329.022	71.61	26,943	5.86	18th	0.00	2357	0.51	158	0.03	99.271	21.61	1325	0.29	459.441	100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

education

The goal of full literacy has not yet been achieved. Of the 686,867 people aged seven and over, 578,030 (84.15 percent) can read and write. But there is a city / country ditch when it comes to literacy. While 84.51 percent of the male population can read and write, it is 83.81 percent of the female population. What is unusual for Indian standards is the small difference between the sexes and the fact that women are better literate in rural areas. The following table provides an overview of the relationships:

Literacy in the South Garo Hills District
unit	2011 census
unit	number	proportion of
TOTAL	578.030	84.15%
Men	287.270	84.51%
Women	290.760	83.81%
TOTAL CITY	295.022	91.41%
City men	149.025	93.28%
City women	145.997	89.58%
TOTAL COUNTRY	283.008	77.73%
Country men	138,245	76.73%
Country women	144,763	78.70%
Source: 2011 census result

administration

The district has two sub-divisions, Sohra and Pynsursla, which are in turn divided into eight Community Development Blocks (CD Blocks) with Khatarshnong-Laitkroh, Mawkynrew, Mawphlang, Mawryngkneng, Mawsynram, Mylliem, Pynsursla and Shella-Bholaghanj.

Individual evidence

Web links

25.34 91.53Coordinates: 25 ° 20 ′ 24 ″ N , 91 ° 31 ′ 48 ″ E

[1] District Census Handbook East Khasi Hills

[2] Meghalaya, Decadal Variation of Population