East Garo Hills District

Population: 317,618 (2011)

State: Meghalaya

Language: ATong

Headquarters: Williamnagar

 

Date of formation: The Garo Hills District was split and reorganized and East Garo Hills District was formed in 1976.

Area: 2603 square kilometers

Density of population: 122 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 75.51 % - Male: 79.56 %, Female: 71.32 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:968

 

Boundaries of East Garo Hills District

 

North: Assam

South: West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya

East: West Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya

West: West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya

 

East Garo Hills District Average Rainfall: 2548 mm

East Garo Hills District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 27.91 deg C

East Garo Hills District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 17.50 deg C

 

EAST GARO HILLS DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Damring, Simsang River, Manda, Ildek, Didram, Damring

Blocks: Samanda, Songsak, Dambo-Rongjeng, Resubelpara, Kharkutta

Assembly Constituencies: Rongrenggiri, Rongjeng, Kharkutta, Songsak, Mendipathar, Resubelpara, Bajengdoba

 

East Garo Hills District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Tasek Lake

2. Rongbang Falls

3. Nokrek National Park

 

East Garo Hills District Facts: Guwahati in Assam is the nearest railway station. Meghalaya Transport Corporation runs regular buses connecting Williamnagar with Shillong, Tura and Guwahati.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Rubber, coffee, tea, cashew, yam, maize, jackfruit, chillies, ginger, turmeric, bay leaves

 

Major Industrial Products: Dairy farming, weaving, sericulture, basket making, bamboo working, carpentry, mining

 

Natural Resources: Coal, limestone, clay

 

Flora: Bamboo, Dendrocalamus Hamiltonii, Melocanna Bambusoides, Oxytenanthera Nigrociliata

 

Fauna: Elephants live in large number here

 

People: Rabhas, Hajongs, Koches, Dalus, Banais, Borois

 

What is East Garo Hills District Famous For: Elephants

 

Best Time To Visit: September to May

 

East Garo Hills District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in East Garo Hills District