Meghalaya is an Indian State located in the Northeastern region of India. Meghalaya state is established on 21-Jan-1972.
Total area of Meghalaya is 22,429 km² including 22,146.11 km² rural area and 282.89 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Meghalaya has a population of 29,66,889 peoples, out of which urban population is 5,95,450 while rural population is 23,71,439. There are about 5,48,059 houses in the state, including 1,17,486 urban houses and 4,30,573 rural houses.
English, Garo, Hindi, Khasi, Pnar are the main languages of Meghalaya. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard - the ISO code of Meghalaya is IN-ML. Meghalaya state is further divided in to districts for administrative purposes. West Khasi Hills is the largest district of Meghalaya by area while East Khasi Hills is the largest district by population. South Garo Hills is the smallest district of Meghalaya by both area and population.
As per 2011 stats, there are 7 districts in Meghalaya. Here is the list of all Meghalaya districts along with area & population information.
| # | District | Area (km²) | Population (2011) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Garo Hills | 2,603 | 3,17,917 | 122.1 |
| 2 | East Khasi Hills | 2,748 | 8,25,922 | 300.6 |
| 3 | Jaintia Hills | 3,819 | 3,95,124 | 103.5 |
| 4 | Ribhoi | 2,448 | 2,58,840 | 105.7 |
| 5 | South Garo Hills | 1,887 | 1,42,334 | 75.43 |
| 6 | West Garo Hills | 3,677 | 6,43,291 | 174.9 |
| 7 | West Khasi Hills | 5,247 | 3,83,461 | 73.08 |
| Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 23,71,439 | 5,95,450 | 29,66,889 |
| Male Population | 11,94,260 | 2,97,572 | 14,91,832 |
| Female Population | 11,77,179 | 2,97,878 | 14,75,057 |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.