District Border:
| East | West | North | South |
| Assam | East Khasi Hills District | Assam | Bangladesh and East Jaintia Hills District |
Geographical Area: 1693 Sq Km (2011 Census)
Population: 2,70,352 (2011 Census)
Blocks: 3
Villages: 293
CLIMATE:
Seasonal and Annual Rainfall, 2022:
| District/State | Winter | Pre-Monsoon | SW-Monsoon | Post-Monsoon | Annual |
| West Jaintia Hills | 66.3 | 1802.6 | 2340.6 | 219.0 | 4428.4 |
| Meghalaya | 74.3 | 1433.8 | 2477.2 | 319.5 | 4216.1 |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
Percentage Departure of Seasonal and Annual Rainfall, 2022:
| District/State | Winter | Pre-Monsoon | SW-Monsoon | Post-Monsoon | Annual |
| West Jaintia Hills | -19% | 78% | -48% | -68% | -29% |
| Meghalaya | 116% | 100% | -8% | 4% | 12% |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
Monthly Rainfall, 2022:
(in mm)
| District/State | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| West Jaintia Hills | 30.9 | 35.4 | 19.5 | 691.1 | 1092.0 | 1774.8 | 290.2 | 110.9 | 164.8 | 213.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Meghalaya | 24.4 | 49.4 | 57.6 | 428.7 | 947.5 | 1495.8 | 353.5 | 250.1 | 377.8 | 315.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
AGRICULTURE:
Classification of Land, 2022-23:
(in Hectare)
| District/State | Reporting Area for LUS | Classification of reporting Area | |||
| Forests | Not available for Cultivation | ||||
| Area under Non Agricultural Uses | Barren and Unculturable Land | Total | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| West jaintia hills | 172196 | 57876 | 23231 | 6857 | 30088 |
| Meghalaya | 2203401 | 866985 | 197330 | 125546 | 322876 |
Contd.
| District/State | Classification of reporting Area | Net Area Sown | |||||
| Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land | Fallow Land | ||||||
| Land under Misc. Tree Crops and Groves not included in Net Area Sown | Culturable waste Land | Total | Fallow Lands other than current Fallows | Current Fallow | Total | ||
| 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| West jaintia hills | 8058 | 42590 | 50648 | 9592 | 3736 | 13328 | 20256 |
| Meghalaya | 166594 | 369660 | 536254 | 150231 | 52771 | 203002 | 274284 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Arecanut, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Rabi | 1555 | 2495 | 1.6 |
| Meghalaya | 34410 | 51650 | 1.5 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Banana, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Kharif | 263 | 882 | 3.35 |
| Meghalaya | 7774 | 100478 | 12.92 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Cowpea(Lobia), 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Rabi | 37 | 48 | 1.3 |
| Meghalaya | 1695 | 2580 | 1.52 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Ginger, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Kharif | 438 | 4885 | 11.15 |
| Meghalaya | 10764 | 70432 | 6.54 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Maize, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Kharif | 2873 | 5419 | 1.89 |
| Meghalaya | 19482 | 44131 | 2.27 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Onion, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Whole Year | 34 | 99 | 2.91 |
| Meghalaya | 586 | 5281 | 9.01 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Peas & beans (Pulses), 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Rabi | 120 | 136 | 1.13 |
| Meghalaya | 2385 | 4844 | 2.03 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Potato, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Winter | 141 | 795 | 5.64 |
| Meghalaya | 13523 | 154474 | 11.42 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Rapeseed & Mustard, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Rabi | 88 | 79 | 0.9 |
| Meghalaya | 9884 | 9291 | 0.94 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Rice, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Autumn | 70 | 180 | 2.57 |
| Winter | 7984 | 15018 | 1.88 | |
| Total | 8054 | 15198 | 1.89 | |
| Meghalaya | 95297 | 222305 | 2.33 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Sesamum, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Kharif | 39 | 38 | 0.97 |
| Meghalaya | 2399 | 2260 | 0.94 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Small millets, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Rabi | 212 | 293 | 1.38 |
| Meghalaya | 3072 | 2828 | 0.92 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Soyabean, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Kharif | 631 | 927 | 1.47 |
| Meghalaya | 1900 | 3665.94 | 1.93 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Sugarcane, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Whole Year | 7 | 9 | 1.29 |
| Meghalaya | 121 | 365 | 3.02 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Sweet Potato, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Kharif | 1026 | 3225 | 3.14 |
| Meghalaya | 4942 | 16654 | 3.37 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Tapioca, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Kharif | 27 | 298 | 11.04 |
| Meghalaya | 5463 | 35979 | 6.59 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Turmeric, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West jaintia hills | Whole Year | 2190 | 14163 | 6.47 |
| Meghalaya | 3609 | 23082 | 6.4 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
FORESTRY:
Forest Cover, 2023:
(Area in Sq. km.)
| District/State | Calculated Area by SoI | 2023 Assessment | % of Calcu- lated Area by SoI | Change w.r.t. 2021 Raster based* | Scrub | |||
| Very Dense Forest | Mod. Dense Forest | Open Forest | Total | |||||
| West Jaintia Hills | 1,779 | 3.71 | 793.60 | 373.46 | 1,170.77 | 65.81 | -8.03 | 57.65 |
| Meghalaya | 22,429 | 594.84 | 9,023.81 | 7,348.19 | 16,966.84 | 75.65 | -30.00 | 620.41 |
* Area figure calculated without normalization factor.
Source: India State of Forest Report 2023
LIVESTOCK:
Population of Cattle, 2019:
| District/State | Population of Cattle | ||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 31597 | 26025 | 57622 |
| Meghalaya | 343309 | 560261 | 903570 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Buffalo, 2019:
| District/State | Population of Buffalo | ||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 1522 | 184 | 1706 |
| Meghalaya | 10271 | 5443 | 15714 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Goat, 2019:
| District/State | Population of Goat | ||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 6019 | 8023 | 14042 |
| Meghalaya | 142275 | 255228 | 397503 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Sheep, 2019:
| District/State | Population |
| West Jaintia Hills | 50 |
| Meghalaya | 15679 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Pig, 2019:
| District/State | Population |
| West Jaintia Hills | 60890 |
| Meghalaya | 706364 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Number of Veterinary Institutions in Meghalaya, 2021-22:
| District/State | Hospitals | Dispensaries | Aids Centres | Key Village Centres | A.I.Centres | Stockmen Centres | Veterinary Doctors/ Surgeons |
| West Jaintia Hills | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| Meghalaya | 4 | 126 | 46 | 19 | 67 | 61 | 269 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Category-wise Meat Production, 2021-2022:
| Particular | Cattle | Buffaloes | Pigs | Sheeps & Goats | Poultry |
| West Jaintia Hills | 2025 | 25 | 1518 | 53 | 323 |
| Meghalaya | 20523 | 454 | 20977 | 1309 | 2760 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Season-wise Eggs Production, 2021-2022:
(Lakhs Numbers)
| District/State | Summer | Monsoon | Winter | |||
| Fowls | Duck | Fowls | Duck | Fowls | Duck | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 27.56 | 0.18 | 24.91 | 0.07 | 29.18 | 0.03 |
| Meghalaya | 364.32 | 6.99 | 358.08 | 4.9 | 379.39 | 4.62 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Milk Production, 2021-22:
('000 Tonnes)
| District/State | Cow's Milk | Buffalo | Total Milk Production | Previous Years Production | % Increase or Decrease over previous Year | ||
| Indigenous | Crossbred | Total | |||||
| West Jaintia Hills | 0.976 | 0.377 | 1.353 | 0.018 | 1.371 | 1.385 | -1.01 |
| Meghalaya | 35.968 | 53.364 | 89.332 | 0.881 | 90.213 | 89.136 | 1.21 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Animal Slaughtered 2021-2022
('000' Numbers)
| District/State | Category of Animals Slaughtered | ||||
| Cattle | Buffaloes | Pigs | Sheeps & Goats | Poultry | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 20.81 | 0.41 | 32.2 | 5.63 | 233.86 |
| Meghalaya | 222.75 | 4.33 | 269.91 | 138.96 | 1999.52 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
SERICULTURE:
Production of Cocoons, 2020-21:
| District | Mulberry ('000Kgs) | Eri ('000Kgs) | Muga (Lakh Nos ) |
| West Jaintia hills | 368.940 | 97.100 | 5.000 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Number of Weaving Training Centres, Weaving Demonstration Centres, Handloom Demonstration-Cum Production Centres in 2020-21:
| District | Weaving Training Centres | Weaving Demonstration Centres | P.H.D Centre | Handloom Production Centres. |
| West Jaintia Hills | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
FISHERY:
Fishseed Distribution, 2022-23:
(In Nos)
| District/ State | From Departmental Ponds | From Private Farms | Procured from outside the State | Total Distribution |
| West Jaintia Hills | 25000 | 1765000 | 672000 | 2462000 |
| Meghalaya | 2335000 | 19662800 | 19909400 | 41907200 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Fishseed Farms Both Government and Private Sector (Cumulative), 2022-23:
| District/ State | Fish Seed Farms ( Nos) | Water Areas of the Farms in (Hect) | ||||
| Government Secto | Private Sector | Government Sector | Private Sector | |||
| Eco- Hatcheries | FRPs | Eco- Hatcheries | FRPs | |||
| West Jaintia Hills | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.15 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| Meghalaya | 17 | 16 | 31 | 10.815 | 22.640 | 31.260 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Numbers of Fisheries (Cumulative), 2022-23:
| District/ State | No of existing Ponds and Water area brought under Fish Culture | No of existing Ponds and Water area available for composite Fish Culture | Fish Sanctuaries (Existing) cumulative | ||
| Nos | Water Area in 'Hect' | Nos | Water Area in 'Hect' | Nos | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 2744 | 326.20 | 2744 | 326.20 | 13 |
| Meghalaya | 36225 | 4690.94 | 34641 | 4386.14 | 81 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Fish Production, Import, Export Etc., 2022-23:
| District/ State | Numbers of Persons engaged in Fisheries activities (cumulative) | Fish Production in the state in 'mt' | Fish Imported from other States in 'mt' |
| West Jaintia Hills | 2538 | 1061.5 | 92 |
| Meghalaya | 23608 | 19373.93 | 15067.8 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Existing Water Area Of The Departmental Fishseed Farms (Functioning) (Cumulative), 2022-23:
| District/ State | Stocking Ponds | Rearing Ponds | Nursery Ponds | Grand Total | ||||
| Nos | Water Area (Ha) | Nos | Water Area (Ha) | Nos | Water Area (Ha) | Nos | Water Area (Ha) | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.13 | 8 | 0.15 |
| Meghalaya | 32 | 3.218 | 30 | 1.534 | 68 | 1.336 | 130 | 6.088 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Fishery Resources in Meghalaya as on 31.12.2022:
| District/ State | Rivers and Streams in 'Km' | Reservoirs in 'Ha' | Lakes in 'Ha' | Bheels in 'Ha' | Swamps and low lying areas in 'Ha' | Ponds & Tanks Private in 'Ha' As on 31.3.2023 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 284.00 | 21.73 | 7.90 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 326.20 |
| Meghalaya | 4757.76 | 717.53 | 73.18 | 229.93 | 302.54 | 4690.94 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
ROADWAYS:
Road Length Maintained by Public Works Department, 2021-22:
| District | Surfaced (Kms.) | Un-surfaced (Kms.) | Total (Kms.) |
| West Jaintia Hills | 1153.298 | 142.818 | 1296.116 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Road Mileage by Class of Roads by Public Works Department, 2021-22:
(In Kms)
| District | National Highway | State Highway | Major District Roads | Other District Roads | Village Roads | Urban Roads | PMGSY | Total |
| West Jaintia Hills | 90.597 | 109.100 | 92.460 | 536.278 | 252.664 | 44.636 | 170.381 | 1296.116 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Road Accident and No. of Persons Killed and Injured, 2020 to 2021:
| District/ State | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
| Accidents | Person Killed | Person injured | Accidents | Person Killed | Person injured | Accidents | Person Killed | Person injured | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 17 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 19 |
| Meghalaya | 214 | 144 | 220 | 245 | 187 | 263 | 246 | 162 | 310 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
TRANSPORT:
Number of Vehicles in Meghalaya, 2021-22:
| District | Ownership | Good Carriers Trucks (heavy & Lights) | Busses (Contract Carriages/ Stage Carriage, Ambulance/ School Bus) | Car, Van, Jeep, Bolero, Scorpio, Swift, Grand 10/20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| West Jaintia Hills | Govt | 34 | 23 | 152 |
| Private | 7859 | 451 | 14066 | |
| Total | 7893 | 474 | 14218 |
Continued
| District | Ownership | Tractors | Trailers | Two wheelers (Scooter, M.cycle & Moped) | Three Wheelers ( 3 seaters & 4 seaters) |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| West Jaintia Hills | Govt | 14 | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| Private | 196 | 217 | 5103 | 2 | |
| Total | 210 | 235 | 5127 | 2 |
Continued
| District | Ownership | Taxis (Local & Tourist) | Maxi Taxi Sumo | Others (Crane, Excavator, Recovery Van, JCB, Water/ Oil tanker) | Total |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| West Jaintia Hills | Govt. | 0 | 0 | 76 | 341 |
| Private | 5409 | 898 | 4917 | 39118 | |
| Total | 5409 | 898 | 4993 | 39459 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
POWER:
Sale of Electricity (MKWH) in Meghalaya, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| District/ State | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 51.44 | 54.23 | 56.58 |
| Meghalaya | 1326.45 | 1585.15 | 1718.57 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
BANKING:
Number of ATMs as on 30.09.2024:
| District/ State | ATMs |
| West Jaintia Hills | 42 |
| Total Meghalaya | 490 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Number of Functioning Offices of Commercial Banks, upto September 2024:
(As at end of the Quarter)
| District/ State | September 2024 | June 2024 | March 2024 | December 2023 | September 2023 | June 2023 | March 2023 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Meghalaya | 400 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 390 | 387 | 386 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Number of Reporting Offices, Aggregate Deposit and Bank Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Q2):
(Amount in ₹ Crore)
| District/ State | 2024-25:Q2 | 2024-25:Q1 | ||||
| No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 30 | 1848 | 580 | 29 | 1787 | 554 |
| Meghalaya | 292 | 30642 | 12866 | 290 | 30388 | 12867 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q4 | 2023-24:Q3 | ||||
| No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 29 | 1846 | 552 | 28 | 1700 | 524 |
| Meghalaya | 290 | 30512 | 12874 | 285 | 28405 | 12156 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q2 | 2023-24:Q1 | ||||
| No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 28 | 1714 | 488 | 28 | 1675 | 471 |
| Meghalaya | 283 | 28015 | 11888 | 283 | 27093 | 11067 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Type-wise Distribution of Aggregate Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), 2023-24 and 2024-25(Q2) :
(Amount in ₹ Crore)
| District/ State | 2024-25:Q2 | 2024-25:Q1 | ||||||
| Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 181 | 878 | 789 | 1848 | 167 | 854 | 767 | 1787 |
| Meghalaya | 3152 | 13615 | 13875 | 30642 | 3181 | 13775 | 13432 | 30388 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q4 | 2023-24:Q3 | ||||||
| Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 204 | 898 | 744 | 1846 | 151 | 836 | 714 | 1700 |
| Meghalaya | 3827 | 13758 | 12928 | 30512 | 2805 | 12779 | 12821 | 28405 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q2 | 2023-24:Q1 | ||||||
| Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 171 | 821 | 722 | 1714 | 165 | 814 | 696 | 1675 |
| Meghalaya | 2747 | 12656 | 12612 | 28015 | 2733 | 12108 | 12252 | 27093 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-wise Credit of SCB's, March 2024:
| District | Population Group | No. of Offices | No. of Accounts | Credit- Amount Outstanding in Crore |
| West Jaintia Hills | Rural | 20 | 10027 | 245 |
| West Jaintia Hills | Semi-urban | 21 | 13618 | 413 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-Wise Deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks, September 2024:
(No of Accounts in Thousands and Amount in ₹Crore)
| District | Population Group | No of Offices | No of Accounts | Deposit Amount |
| West Jaintia Hills | Rural | 12 | 103 | 856 |
| West Jaintia Hills | Semi-urban | 19 | 128 | 992 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
EDUCATION:
Number of Elementary* School, 2017-18 to 2021-22:
| District/ State | 2017- 18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 1109 | 1114 | 1123 | 1118 | 1120 |
| Meghalaya | 13444 | 13374 | 13410 | 13368 | 13272 |
*: Including sections attached to composite level
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Secondary* School, 2017-18 to 2021-22:
| District/ State | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 116 | 121 | 123 | 130 | 131 |
| Meghalaya | 1532 | 1571 | 1608 | 1623 | 1638 |
*: Including sections attached to composite level
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Higher Secondary* School, 2017-18 to 2021-22:
| District/ State | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 25 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 36 |
| Meghalaya | 339 | 350 | 362 | 375 | 386 |
*:- Including sections attached to composite level
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
HEALTH:
Availability of Health Centres in India (Rural + Urban) As on 31st March, 2022:
| District/ State | Number of functional | ||||
| Sub Centres | PHCs | CHCs | Sub Divisional Hospital | District Hospital | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 46 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 459 | 147 | 28 | 2 | 11 |
Source: Rural Health Statistics 2021-22
Number of Hospitals and Dispensaries in Meghalaya, 2021-22:
| District/ State | Hospitals | Aurvedic Hospital | Homoe Pathic Hospital | Dispensaries | |
| Public | Private | ||||
| West Jaintia Hills | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Primary Health Centres, Community Health Centres, Sub-Centres, (Including M.C.W. Centres Etc.) Leprosy Colonies, Leprosy Control Unit & Survey & Education
Treatment Centres 2021-22:
| District/ State | Primary Health Centre | Community Health Centre | Sub Centre (including functional MCW) | Leprosy Colonies | Leprosy Control Unit | Set Centre |
| West Jaintia Hills | 11 | 4 | 46 | - | - | - |
| Meghalaya | 114 | 31 | 470 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Para Medical Staff, 2021-2022:
| District/ State | Doctors | Nurses | Pharmacist | A.N.M. | Health Visitors | Lab-Technicians | Vaccinator |
| West Jaintia Hills | 59 | 72 | 23 | 80 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
| Meghalaya | 772 | 991 | 221 | 781 | 94 | 187 | 107 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number & Types of Beds, 2021-22:
| District/ State | General Beds | Maternity Beds | Paediatric Beds | T.B. Beds | Other Beds | Total |
| West Jaintia Hills | 330 | - | - | - | - | 330 |
| Meghalaya | 3660 | 340 | 110 | 220 | 150 | 4480 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Staff Position in Sub Centre, PHC & CHC in Rural Areas for the Year 2021-22:
| District/ State | ANM at Sub-Centre & PHC | Doctors at PHC | Total Specialist at CHC | Radiographer at CHC | Pharmacist at PHC & CHC | Lab Technician at PHC & CHC | Staff Nurse at PHC & CHC | LHV at PHC & CHC |
| West Jaintia Hills | 80 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 72 | 17 |
| Meghalaya | 781 | 138 | 5 | 24 | 164 | 150 | 991 | 94 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Medical Institutions for the Year 2021-22:
| District/ State | Total | Rural | Urban | ||||||
| PHC | CHC | Hospital | PHC | CHC | Hospital | PHC | CHC | Hospital | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 11 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 114 | 31 | 14 | 114 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Family Welfare Clinics/Centres for the Year 2018-19 Government:
| District/ State | Total | Rural | Urban | Other Bodies |
| West Jaintia Hills | 65 | 62 | 3 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 625 | 597 | 28 | 15 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
POSTAL SERVICE:
Number of General Post Office, Head Post Office, Sub Post Office, Branch Post Office and Letter Boxes, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| District/State | General Post Office | Head Post Office | Sub-Post Office | ||||||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| West Jaintia Hills | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 67 | 68 |
Continued
| District/State | Branch Post Office | Letter Boxes | ||||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 49 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| Meghalaya | 423 | 422 | 421 | 581 | 581 | 581 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Employment:
Employment Exchange Statistics, 2020:
| District | Number of Employment Exchanges | Registration | Vacancies Notified | Placement | Number of applicants on the live Register |
| West Jaintia Hills | 1 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 3696 |
Source: Meghalaya Statistical Abstract 2023
Number of Educated Unemployment, 2018 to 2020:
| District/State | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 2449 | 4933 | 7382 | 1340 | 3477 | 4817 | 880 | 2816 | 3696 |
| Meghalaya | 13788 | 17826 | 31614 | 13301 | 16317 | 29618 | 11805 | 14329 | 26134 |
Source: Meghalaya Statistical Abstract 2023
TOURISM:
Number of Tourist Spots, 2017 to 2022:
| District/State | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| Meghalaya | 99 | 203 | 191 | 203 | 287 | 281 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Hotel Occupancy Statistics, 2020 to 2022:
| District/State | No. of Hotels | No. of Occupancy | ||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| West Jaintia Hills | 5 | 26 | 27 | 175 | 686 | 1111 |
| Meghalaya | 502 | 550 | 727 | 27045 | 154820 | 944865 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
INDUSTRY:
Number of Registered Factories and Employment Therein for the Year 2022-23:
| District/State | No of Registered Factories | Number of Employees |
| West Jaintia Hills | 2 | 115 |
| Meghalaya | 328 | 15076 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Enterprises/Industries by Major Activities & Person Employed Registered With UDYAM as on 2022-23:
| MANUFACTURING | ||||||||
| District/State | Enterprises/Industries | Employees | ||||||
| Total | Micro | Small | Medium | Total | Micro | Small | Medium | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 367 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 1183 | 1156 | 27 | 0 | 8137 | 7584 | 553 | 0 |
Contd..
| SERVICES | ||||||||
| District/State | Enterprises/Industries | Employees | ||||||
| Total | Micro | Small | Medium | Total | Micro | Small | Medium | |
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 592 | 590 | 2 | 0 | 1578 | 1569 | 9 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 5497 | 5409 | 82 | 6 | 22988 | 21682 | 840 | 466 |
Contd..
| TOTAL ENTERPRISES / INDUSTRIES (MANUFACTURING & SERVICES) | ||||||||
| District/State | Enterprises/Industries | Employees | ||||||
| Total | Micro | Small | Medium | Total | Micro | Small | Medium | |
| 1 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| West Jaintia Hills | 652 | 650 | 2 | 0 | 1945 | 1936 | 9 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 6680 | 6565 | 109 | 6 | 31125 | 29266 | 1393 | 466 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023