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 }}</ref>  This gives it a ranking of 580th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 109 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was  34.02%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ri Bhoi has a [[sex ratio]] of 951 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.22%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
 ===Languages===
 The main Language spoken in Ri-Bhoi is Karow which is spoken in Nongpoh and its surrounding localities and the other native spoken languages are Iapngar in Ri Bhoi Mihngi, Nongtung in Far Eastern Ri Bhoi, Mynar in Far Western Ri Bhoi and Jirang area . It is more popularly known to other people as the Bhoi language. Languages used in the district include [[Amri language|Amri]], a [[Tibeto-Burman]] language related with [[Karbi language|Karbi]], with 125 000 speakers and [[Tiwa people (Lalung)#Plains Tiwas|Tiwa (Lalung)]] language with 11,438 speakers related to [[Tiwa people (Lalung)#Plains Tiwas|Indigenous Tribal ethnic Tiwa community]] people. There are number of tribes exist in Ri-Bhoi like Marngars and Mikirs.<ref name='ethnoamri'>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Amri Karbi: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ajz | accessdate = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>
 ==References==

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ri Bhoi District
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Meghalaya|District of Meghalaya]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name = RiBhoi
| image_map = Ri-Bhoi in Meghalaya (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Ri Bhoi District in Meghalaya
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Nongpoh
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Meghalaya]]
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 258,840
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
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'''Ri Bhoi''' ({{IPAc-en|IPA|r|ɪ|_|ˈ|b|ɔɪ}}) is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Meghalaya]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Nongpoh]]. The district occupies an area of 2378 km² and has a population of 258,840 (as of 2011). As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Meghalaya (out of [[Districts of Meghalaya|7]]), after [[South Garo Hills district|South Garo Hills]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

[[File:Umbir Presbyterian Church.jpg|thumb|Old structure of Presbyterian Church at Umbir, Ri-bhoi district.]]

==History==
The district was upgraded from subdivisional level to a full-fledged district on 4 June 1992. The new District, was carved out from [[East Khasi Hills]].

==Geography==
The District lies between 90°55’15 to 91°16’ latitude and 25°40’ to 25°21’ longitude. It is bounded on the north by [[Kamrup Rural district|Kamrup]] District and on the East by [[Jaintia Hills]] and [[Karbi Anglong]] District of [[Assam]] and on the West by [[West Khasi Hills]] District. There are three C and RD Blocks and one administrative unit at [[Patharkhmah]], and the number of villages is 561. Ri Bhoi District covers an area of 2448 km².

The headquarters of the District is at Nongpoh located at 53 km away from the state capital [[Shillong]] and 50 km from [[Guwahati]]. This District is characterized by rugged and irregular land surface. It includes a series of hill ranges which gradually sloped towards the north and finally joins the Brahmaputra Valley. The important rivers flowing through this region includes the [[Umtrew]], [[Umsiang]], [[Umran (river)|Umran]] and [[Umiam]] rivers.

===Flora and fauna===
In 1981 Ri-Bhoi district became home to the Nongkhyllem [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|29|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Meghalaya|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|accessdate=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archivedate=23 August 2011}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Ri-Bhoi one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the three districts in Meghalaya currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|accessdate=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archivedate=5 April 2012}}</ref>

==Administration==

===Administrative divisions===
Ri-Bhoi district is divided into three blocks:<ref>{{cite map |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |title=Meghalaya Administrative Divisions |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/MEGHALAYA.pdf |trans-title=|language=English |format=PDF |edition= |year=2011 |cartography= |scale= |series= |page= |section= |inset= |accessdate=2011-09-29 |isbn= |id= |ref= }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=65% style="border:1px solid black"
|- bgcolor=#99ccff
| width="10%" | '''Name'''
| width="20%" | '''Headquarters'''
| width="20%" | '''Population'''
| width="10%" | '''Location'''
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Jirang|| Wahsynon|| || [[File:Ri-Bhoi Subdivisions Jirang.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Umling|| [[Nongpoh]]|| || [[File:Ri-Bhoi Subdivisions Umling.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Umsning|| Umsning|| || [[File:Ri-Bhoi Subdivisions Umsning.png|120px|center]]
|}

==Transport==
The region is the best in connectivity in the whole state having the only airport at Umroi, the Four-lane from Jorobat to Lad-Umroi and the Shillong Bye-pass in Umroi-Bhoirymbong area to Mawryngkneng of East Khasi Hills and the District is the main connectivity to Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland and other stations of Meghalaya. The National Highway No.37 origination from [[Jorabat]] to Shillong passes through the District.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

==Demographics==

===Population===
Khasian (Bhoi) people form the majority of Ri Bhoi District population about 85%, while rest are MIKIR 7%,and Others 8%. According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Ri-Bhoi district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 258,840,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Vanuatu]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote =
Vanuatu 224,564 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 580th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 109 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 34.02%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ri Bhoi has a [[sex ratio]] of 951 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.22%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===
The main Language spoken in Ri-Bhoi is Karow which is spoken in Nongpoh and its surrounding localities and the other native spoken languages are Iapngar in Ri Bhoi Mihngi, Nongtung in Far Eastern Ri Bhoi, Mynar in Far Western Ri Bhoi and Jirang area . It is more popularly known to other people as the Bhoi language. Languages used in the district include [[Amri language|Amri]], a [[Tibeto-Burman]] language related with [[Karbi language|Karbi]], with 125 000 speakers and [[Tiwa people (Lalung)#Plains Tiwas|Tiwa (Lalung)]] language with 11,438 speakers related to [[Tiwa people (Lalung)#Plains Tiwas|Indigenous Tribal ethnic Tiwa community]] people. There are number of tribes exist in Ri-Bhoi like Marngars and Mikirs.<ref name='ethnoamri'>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Amri Karbi: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ajz | accessdate = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://ribhoi.gov.in/ Ri Bhoi district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Ri-Bhoi district
|North = [[Morigaon district]], [[Assam]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Karbi Anglong district]], [[Assam]]
|Southeast = [[Jaintia Hills]]
|South = [[East Khasi Hills]]
|Southwest = [[West Khasi Hills]]
|West = [[Darrang District]], [[Assam]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Meghalaya}}

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