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Hills Williamn
district in agar
October
1976. The
erstwhile
West Garo
Hills
district
was
further
divided
into two
administra
tive
districts of
West and
South District
Garo Hills Headqua
on June rter
1992. The
district
headquart
ers of
West Garo
Hills is
Tura,
which is
the
second
largest
town in
the State
after
Shillong.
Total -
2603.00
sq. kms.
Rural -
2585.66
sq. kms.
Area
Urban -
17.34 sq.
kms.
lies
between
25.24šN
&
26.10šN
Latitude
Location
and 90šE
& 91.3šE
Longitud
e
The
State of
Assam in
the North
West
Garo Hills
district in
the East
District
Boundari
es South
Garo Hills
district in
the South
West
Khasi
Hills
district in
the East
(as per
1991
Census)
Total -
1,88,830
Schedule
Tribe -
1,82,849
Area
Profile
Schedule
Caste -
241
General -
5740
The West
Garo Hills
district
lies on the
western
part of
the state
of
Meghalay
a
bounded
by the
East Garo
Hills
district on
the east,
the South
Garo Hills
on the
south-
east, the
Goalpara
district of
Assam on
the north
and Populati
north- on
west and
Banglades
h on the
south.
on
(as per
Primary
Census
Abstract,
2001)
Total -
The 2,50,582
district is
situated
approxima
tely
between t
he
latitudes 9
0° 30'
and 89°
40' E, and
the
longitudes
of 26°
and 25°
20' N.
Schedule
Tribe -
2,41,916
Schedule
Area and Caste -
Administ 347
rative
Units
(2001
Census)
General -
Sub- 3 Simsang
Divisions (Somesh
(including wari)
Tura
Sadar)
Developm 8 Manda
ent Blocks (Dudhnoi)
Towns 1 Ildek
Didram
Drainage
Damring
(Krishnoi)
Administrative Units
Distri
ct
Profil
e
Introdu
ction
South
Garo
Hills is
the
latest
district
of
Meghal
aya
located
in the
Souther
n part
of the
State.T
he Garo
Hills
district
was
divided
into
two
districts
, viz.
the
West
Garo
Hills
district
and the
East
Garo
Hills
district
on
October
1976.
Hills
district
was
further
divided
into
two
adminis
trative
districts
of West
and
South
Garo
Hills on
June
1992.
The
district
headqu
arters
of
South
Garo
Hills is
Baghm
ara.
Go Top
Area,
Locatio
n and
Popula
tion
n part
of the
state of
Meghal
aya
bounde
d by
West
Garo
Hills
district
in the
west,
East
Garo
Hills in
the
north,
West
Khasi
Hills in
the east
and
Bangla
desh in
the
South.
Total 1850
Geograph Sq.Km
ical area
Total 77073
Populatio
n(1991)
Sub- nil
Divisions
(excludin
g District
Hq.)
Developm 3
ent
Blocks(19
91)
Towns(19 1
98)
Police 1
Station(19
97-98)
Police 2
Outposts(
1997-98)
belongi
ng to
the
Bodo
family
of the
Tibeto-
Burman
race
tribes.
Other
indigen
ous
inhabita
nts are
the
Hajong
s,
Rabhas,
Koches,
Rajbans
is,
Meches
,
Kachari
s and
Dalus..
Go Top
Land U
tilisatio
ns (in
Hectar
es)
[1997-
98]
Reporting
area 185000
Forest 100062
Not
available
for
cultivatio
n 9762
Other
uncultivat
ed land
excluding
fallow
land 31839
Fallow
land 24562
Net area
sown 18775
Area
sown
more than
once 4717
Total
Cropped
Area 23492