Meghalaya: Religious Composition by District (Census 2011)
Meghalaya has 29,66,889 people in Census 2011 religion records. Christian is the largest community with 22,13,027 people (74.59%).
Meghalaya is one of the states/union territories of India. This page provides a complete district-wise religion breakdown from Census 2011.
Christian: 22,13,027 people (74.59%). Hindu: 3,42,078 people (11.53%). Other: 2,58,271 people (8.71%). Muslim: 1,30,399 people (4.40%). Buddhist: 9,864 people (0.33%). NotStated: 9,578 people (0.32%).
Meghalaya has 7 districts covered in this data. Click any district to view its subdistrict-level religion profile.
Key Facts
- Christian: 22,13,027 (74.59%)
- Hindu: 3,42,078 (11.53%)
- Other: 2,58,271 (8.71%)
- Muslim: 1,30,399 (4.40%)
- Buddhist: 9,864 (0.33%)
- NotStated: 9,578 (0.32%)
- Sikh: 3,045 (0.10%)
- Jain: 627 (0.02%)
Meghalaya District-Wise Religion Population
| District | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| West Garo Hills | 6,43,291 | Christian (60.62%) |
| East Garo Hills | 3,17,917 | Christian (91.13%) |
| South Garo Hills | 1,42,334 | Christian (93.43%) |
| West Khasi Hills | 3,83,461 | Christian (95.68%) |
| Ribhoi | 2,58,840 | Christian (84.42%) |
| East Khasi Hills | 8,25,922 | Christian (65.79%) |
| Jaintia Hills | 3,95,124 | Christian (68.74%) |