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- CM: Conrad Sangma
- NPP
- 12 districts
Latest state brief
From 28 September 2026
State Overview
Automated summarisation was unavailable for Meghalaya today. District briefs were still produced for East Khasi Hills, South Garo Hills, West Jaintia Hills, Eastern West Khasi Hills, South West Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills and others — open any district page for the underlying reporting.
Key Issues Across Meghalaya
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Positive Developments
No clearly positive developments were reported today.
Citizen Action
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Sources
Districts of Meghalaya12
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East Garo Hills 3.2L 72%
East Jaintia Hills 1.2L 68%
East Khasi Hills 8.3L 85%
Eastern West Khasi Hills 0.8L 70%- North Garo Hills 1.2L 67%
Ri Bhoi 2.6L 76%
South Garo Hills 1.4L 62%- South West Garo Hills 1.0L 68%
- South West Khasi Hills 0.8L 75%
West Garo Hills 6.4L 71%
West Jaintia Hills 1.3L 74%
West Khasi Hills 3.0L 74%
District data
Population
Largest first
| District | Chart | people |
|---|---|---|
| East Khasi Hills | 825 K | |
| West Garo Hills | 642 K | |
| East Garo Hills | 318 K | |
| West Khasi Hills | 295 K | |
| Ri Bhoi | 259 K | |
| South Garo Hills | 142 K | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 131 K | |
| East Jaintia Hills | 122 K | |
| North Garo Hills | 119 K | |
| South West Garo Hills | 103 K | |
| Eastern West Khasi Hills | 80 K | |
| South West Khasi Hills | 75 K |
Literacy rate
Percentage of people who can read and write
State average: 71.8
| District | Chart | percent |
|---|---|---|
| East Khasi Hills | 85% | |
| Ri Bhoi | 76% | |
| South West Khasi Hills | 75% | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 74% | |
| West Khasi Hills | 74% | |
| East Garo Hills | 72% | |
| West Garo Hills | 71% | |
| Eastern West Khasi Hills | 70% | |
| East Jaintia Hills | 68% | |
| South West Garo Hills | 68% | |
| North Garo Hills | 67% | |
| South Garo Hills | 62% |
Sex ratio
Females per 1,000 males · the line marks parity
State average: 990Parity: 1000
| District | Chart | females per 1,000 males |
|---|---|---|
| East Jaintia Hills | 1008 | |
| South West Khasi Hills | 1007 | |
| East Khasi Hills | 1002 | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 993 | |
| South West Garo Hills | 992 | |
| West Garo Hills | 992 | |
| Eastern West Khasi Hills | 990 | |
| East Garo Hills | 989 | |
| South Garo Hills | 988 | |
| North Garo Hills | 983 | |
| West Khasi Hills | 978 | |
| Ri Bhoi | 958 |