The Meghalaya Hills are a Plateau/Hill system. The Khasi-Jaintia tribe group are situated on the plateau in the East, with the Garo and other Kachari tribes in the Lower Hills in the West.
The Khasi-Jaintia are of a Mon-Khmer origin(evident from old photos), distinct from the rest of North East Indian Tribes.
Meghalaya hills are mostly Christian since the British Era. Below uses 2011 census as a reference only, being based on earlier statistics as the 2011 census is considered as not the actual figures. Due to prosecution from the majority Christian, many do not put actual religion. Unlike the Naga and Mizo Hills, Meghalaya is not absolutely Christian.
Christian - 80%
Hindu - 10%
Tribal Religion - 10%
Sub-Regions of the Meghalaya Hills Region
Khasi Hills - of the Khasi tribes, 80% Christian, 15% Tribal Religion (Niamtre) 5% Hindu
Jaintia Hills - of the Pnar/Jaintia tribe
The Jaintia were originally part of the Khasi tribe, becoming Hindu in ancient times through contact with the Jaintiapur/Jayantipur Hindu kingdom of the plains to the south, whose Kings had a Summer palace-built temples in the Jaintia Hills. Thus they became separate as the Pnar, being called the Jaintia by outsiders. When the Tribal Religion - Khasi became Christian in the British era, many Pnar did as well.
Hindu 30%
Tribal Religion (Niamtre) - 10%
Christian - 60%
Garo Hills - of the Garo, Rabha, Hajong and Koch - all part of the Kachari supertribe of the Brahmaputra plains.
Christian - 80%, Hindu 15% and Tribal Religion - 5%
Garo are the main Tribe at 700,000 and are 90% Christian. Hindu are 5% and 5% Garo Tribal Religion(Songsarek).
The Rabha, Hajong and Koch are much smaller at 40, 30 and 20 thousand - totallig 100,000. They are 100% Hindu and concentrated only in the Western half of the Garo Hills(outline) with few villages in the East half.
Temples and Places of Meghalaya Hills Region
http://thenortheasttoday.com/10-ancient-temples-which-are-also-landmarks-in-meghalaya/
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