South West Garo Hills district
South West Garo Hills district | |
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District of Meghalaya | |
Location of South West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya | |
Country | India |
State | Meghalaya |
Headquarters | Ampati |
Government | |
• Assembly seats | 3 |
Area | |
• Total | 822 km2 (317 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,72,495 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 56.7% |
Website | Official website |
South West Garo Hills[1] is an administrative district in the State of Meghalaya, India. The Ampati Civil Sub-Division is upgraded to a full fledged district as South West Garo Hills, on 7 August 2012 with its headquarters at Ampati.[2] It was inaugurated by Dr. Mukul Sangma, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, India.
History and Creation
The South West Garo Hills is curved out of present West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India. The District comprises all the villages falling under the two Community and Rural Development Blocks, viz. Betasing [3] and Zikzak[4] Community and Rural Development Blocks, including 33 (thirty-three) villages under Mukdangra Gram Sevak (GS) Circle and Garobadha Gram Sevak Circle of Selsella[5] Community & Rural Development Block, 24 (twenty-four) villages under Okkapara Songma Gram Sevak Circle and Chengkuregre Gram Sevak Circle of Gambeggre[6] Community & Rural Development Block, 13 (thirteen) villages under Jarangkona Gram Sevak Circle of Dalu[7] Community & Rural Development Block and Anggalgre village of Rongkhongre Gram Sevak Circle of Rongram[8] Community & Rural Development Block.
Reorganized Gram Sevak Circle
After the reorganization of the Gram Sevak Circle all the villages annexed from other Community and Rural Development Blocks falls under Betasing Community and Rural Development Block, except for Jarangkona Gram Sevak Circle of Dalu Community & Rural Development Block which falls under Zikzak Community and Rural Development Block.
Population
The population of South West Garo Hills is 1,72,495 with 87,135 male and 85,360 female population as per Census 2011, which is as per the new reorganized Gram Sevak Circle of Betasing and Zikzak Community and Rural Development Blocks. The literacy rate of the District is 56.7% as per 2011 Census.[9]
References
- ↑ Meghalaya State Portal(http://meghalaya.gov.in:8080/megportal/district_details/20325)
- ↑ Governor Notification (http://meghpol.nic.in/notification/New_Dist_SWGH.pdf)
- ↑ Betasing Gram Sevak Circle list (http://gscirclelistwgh.blogspot.in/2012/09/betasing-community-and-rural.html)
- ↑ Zikzak Gram Sevak Circle list (http://gscirclelistwgh.blogspot.in/2013/03/zikzak-community-and-rural-development.html)
- ↑ Selsella Gram Sevak Circle list (http://gscirclelistwgh.blogspot.in/2013/03/selsella-community-and-rural.html)
- ↑ Gambegre Gram Sevak Circle list (http://gscirclelistwgh.blogspot.in/2012/09/gambegre-community-and-rural.html)
- ↑ Dalu Gram Sevak Circle list (http://gscirclelistwgh.blogspot.in/2012/09/dalu-community-and-rural-development.html)
- ↑ Rongkhon Gram Sevak Circle list (http://gscirclelistwgh.blogspot.in/2012/09/rongram-community-and-rural-development.html)
- ↑ District Statistical Office, West Garo Hills, Tura
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