Jaintia Hills District Religion Population 2011
Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya has 3,95,124 people in Census 2011 religion records. Christian is the largest community with 2,71,596 people (68.74%).
Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya recorded a total population of 3,95,124 in Census 2011 across 5 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Christian as the largest community with 2,71,596 residents, accounting for 68.74% of the district population. The second largest group is Other with 1,07,559 people (27.22%), establishing a majority gap of 41.52 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 1,23,528 individuals (31.26% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Jaintia Hills District
The religion census data for Jaintia Hills district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Christian: 2,71,596 population (68.74% of district total).
- Other: 1,07,559 population (27.22% of district total).
- Hindu: 12,456 population (3.15% of district total).
- Muslim: 1,646 population (0.42% of district total).
- NotStated: 1,504 population (0.38% of district total).
- Buddhist: 284 population (0.07% of district total).
- Jain: 45 population (0.01% of district total).
- Sikh: 34 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Jaintia Hills
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,71,596 | 68.74% |
| Other | 1,07,559 | 27.22% |
| Hindu | 12,456 | 3.15% |
| Muslim | 1,646 | 0.42% |
| NotStated | 1,504 | 0.38% |
| Buddhist | 284 | 0.07% |
| Jain | 45 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 34 | 0.01% |
Subdistricts in Jaintia Hills
Key Facts
- Christian: 2,71,596 (68.74%)
- Other: 1,07,559 (27.22%)
- Hindu: 12,456 (3.15%)
- Muslim: 1,646 (0.42%)
- NotStated: 1,504 (0.38%)
- Buddhist: 284 (0.07%)