Khasi Hills

Coordinates: 25°35′N 91°38′E / 25.583°N 91.633°E / 25.583; 91.633
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Khasi Hills
Region
Eastern Khasi Hills
Eastern Khasi Hills
Country India
StateMeghalaya
Area
 • Total10,443 km2 (4,032 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,468,223
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Languages
 • Spoken
  1. Khasi
Districts

The Khasi Hills (

Patkai Range further east. The Khasi Hills, and the whole Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range, are in the Meghalaya subtropical forests
ecoregion.

The Khasi Hills, and the entire Meghalaya state, was administratively part of Assam before 1970. In older sources in particular, the alternative transcription Khasia Hills is seen.[1]

The region is inhabited mainly by tribal

Khasi Hill States. One of its capitals, Sohra, is considered one of the wettest places in the world.[2]
The majority of Khasis are Presbyterians followed by Catholics and Anglicans.

The region came under the Khasi Hills district, which was divided into the

East Khasi Hills districts on 28 October 1976.[3]

The highest peak is Lum Shyllong which is 1,968 metres (6,457 ft) high.[4] It is situated a few kilometers south of Shillong town.[5]

Administration

Administratively, the Khasi Hills used to be a part of the Khasi Hills district.

Ri-Bhoi District was carved out of the East Khasi Hills District.[citation needed
]

Demographics

The population of the region according to the 2011 Census is 1,468,223.

Religion

Religion in Khasi Hills (2011)[8]

  Christianity (76.88%)
  Hinduism (12.42%)
  Niam Khasi (8.70%)
  Islam (1.19%)
  Others (0.81%)

A vast majority of 1,128,769 people in Khasi Hills follow

Marwaris etc.) living in the region. A small segment of Khasi tribe members numbering around 127,735 still follow their own indigenous tribal Religion called "Ka Niam Khasi", Islam is a tiny minority with around 17,471 people following it.[8]
0.81 percent follow other religions.

Language

Languages of Khasi Hills (2011)[9]

  Khasi (78.27%)
  Garo (6.03%)
  Bengali (3.82%)
  Nepali (3.27%)
  Others. (8.61%)

East Khasi Hills
district.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 8170353017
    .
  2. ^ Bhaumik, Subir (28 April 2003). "World's wettest area dries up" (stm). South Asia News. Calcutta: BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  3. ^ Bhattacharjya, Umasaday (1980). Local government in Khasi Hills. Vivek, 1980. p. 263.
  4. ISBN 978-0857451040
    .
  5. ISBN 3110122081
    .
  6. ISBN 978-8180696671
    .
  7. ^ "East Khasi hills". Government of India. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
  9. ^ ORGI. "C-16: Population by Mother Tongue". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  10. ^ DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0000.xlsx

Further reading

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