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State Profile · Administrative Code: IN-ML

Meghalaya

Capital: ShillongArea: 22,429 km²
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Gazetted & Survey Indicators Breakdown

21 Indicators
IndicatorReference YearClassificationMeghalaya ValueNational BenchmarkState Rank
Projected Population (Real-Time 2026)
MoHFW Projections 2011-2036
Real-Timeprojection34,50,0001,43,19,00,000#24 / 36
Total Population (Census 2011)
Census 2011
2011observed29,66,8891,21,08,54,977#24 / 36
Sex Ratio (Females per 1,000 Males)
Census 2011
2011observed989 / 1,000943 / 1,000#6 / 36
Urban Population Proportion (%)
Census 2011
2011observed20.1%31.2%#32 / 36
Overall Literacy Rate (%)
Census 2011
2011observed74.4%73.0%#24 / 36
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate35.1%41.0%#28 / 36
Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (INR at Current Prices)
MoSPI GSDP / NSDP
2022-23survey_estimate₹1,10,200₹1,72,000#32 / 36
Worker Population Ratio (WPR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate60.5%56.0%#7 / 36
Unemployment Rate (UR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate6.0%3.2%#28 / 36
Institutional Births (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate58.1%88.6%#35 / 36
Children (12-23 months) Fully Immunized (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate63.8%76.4%#35 / 36
Annual Per Capita Electricity Consumption (kWh)
CEA Power 2023
2022-23observed8301,255#25 / 36
Households with Clean Cooking Fuel (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate33.7%58.6%#34 / 36
Annual Average PM2.5 Concentration (µg/m³)
CPCB Air Quality 2023
2023observed28.554#11 / 36
Lok Sabha 2024 Voter Turnout (%)
ECI Lok Sabha 2024
2024observed76.60%65.79%#10 / 36
Teledensity (Telephone Subscriptions per 100 Population)
TRAI Telecom 2024
2024observed75.285.7#27 / 36
Cropping Intensity (% of Net Sown Area)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed122.0%142.0%#27 / 36
Foodgrain Productivity (kg per Hectare)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed2,5102,419#18 / 36
Rural Households with Tap Water Connections (%)
Jal Jeevan Mission 2024
2024observed76.2%76.5%#26 / 36
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)
SRS Vital Stats 2020
2020observed2928#30 / 36
Renewable Power Share (% of Total Grid Capacity)
CEA Power 2023
2023observed31.0%43.1%#16 / 36
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Demographic & Economic Context for Meghalaya

According to official Census of India 2011 records, Meghalaya had an enumerated population of 29,66,889 persons with an urban proportion of 20.1% and a sex ratio of 989 females per 1,000 males.

On economic output, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics and MoSPI report a per-capita Net State Domestic Product of ₹1,10,200 per resident for FY 2022-23. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS 2022-23) records an unemployment rate of 6% with a worker-population ratio of 60.5%.

In healthcare access, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-21) measured an institutional delivery rate of 58.1% and a full child immunization coverage of 63.8%.