Jaintia Hills District

Jaintia Hills district is located in Meghalaya. Population of Jaintia Hills district is 392,852 as per Census 2011. Jaintia Hills is 3th most Populous district out of total 7 districts in Meghalaya and it is 558th most Populous district out of total 640 districts in India.

The population density of Jaintia Hills is 103 Persons per square Km. It is 5th most densely populated out of 7 districts in Meghalaya and it is 578th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India.

Total Literacy rate of Jaintia Hills is 63.26%. This means 63.26 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 7 in terms of literacy rate out of total 7 districts of Meghalaya and 534 out of total 640 districts of India.

Male Literacy of Jaintia Hills is 59.75% while female literacy stands at 66.71%.

Note: Serchhip district (98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district (37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-ratio of Jaintia Hills is 1008 female per thousand male.

Note: Highest Sex-ratio of India is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533). All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Jaintia Hills is 3,814.10 Sq. Km. It is 2th largest district in Meghalaya and 320th largest in India in terms of total area.

Note: Kutch district (45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district (9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.