Samanda Subdivision - East Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Samanda is an administrative subdivision in the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Samanda is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Dudhnoi, while the nearest airport is Rupsi India Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 76.2 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 547 km², including 530.08 km² rural area and 16.92 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 945 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Samanda Subdivision

Samanda Subdivision has a total of 171 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adugre (Nengsrang Adugre)	Rural	Not applicable
2	Akel Agalgre	Rural	Not applicable
3	Akelgre	Rural	Not applicable
4	Ampanggre	Rural	Not applicable
5	Asa Bibra	Rural	Not applicable
6	Asimgre	Rural	Not applicable
7	Asiragre	Rural	Not applicable
8	Bandi Ampang	Rural	Not applicable
9	Bandigre	Rural	Not applicable
10	Banggong Songgital	Unmapped	Not applicable
11	Bangong Bingbanggre	Rural	Not applicable
12	Bangong Gittinggre	Rural	Not applicable
13	Bangong Imsokgre	Rural	Not applicable
14	Bangong Singwegre	Rural	Not applicable
15	Bangonggre (Agal)	Rural	Not applicable
16	Bansam Awegre	Rural	Not applicable
17	Bansam Bibragre	Rural	Not applicable
18	Bansam Kakwagre	Rural	Not applicable
19	Bansam Walkam	Rural	Not applicable
20	Bansamgre	Rural	Not applicable
21	Bansinggre	Rural	Not applicable
22	Bawe Duragre	Rural	Not applicable
23	Bawegre	Rural	Not applicable
24	Bilgipgre	Rural	Not applicable
25	Block Hq.	Unmapped	Not applicable
26	Bolkinggre	Rural	Not applicable
27	Chachat Jangkigre	Rural	Not applicable
28	Chachat Karubra	Rural	Not applicable
29	Chachatgre	Rural	Not applicable
30	Chekwe Bibra	Rural	Not applicable
31	Cherangre	Rural	Not applicable
32	Chima Dachitgittim	Rural	Not applicable
33	Chimagre Gradekgittim	Rural	Not applicable
34	Chimagre Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
35	Chiminminggre	Rural	Not applicable
36	Chiokgre	Rural	Not applicable
37	Chiringgro	Rural	Not applicable
38	Chisobibra	Rural	Not applicable
39	Chonggigre	Rural	Not applicable
40	Damagre	Unmapped	Not applicable
41	Daribokgre	Rural	Not applicable
42	Darimgre	Unmapped	Not applicable
43	Dawa Chipitgre	Rural	Not applicable
44	Dawa Gittinggre	Rural	Not applicable
45	Dawa Kosigittin	Rural	Not applicable
46	Dawa Matchakolgre	Rural	Not applicable
47	Dawa Nengjata	Rural	Not applicable
48	Dawa Nengkatok	Rural	Not applicable
49	Dawa Songgittal	Rural	Not applicable
50	Demogre	Rural	Not applicable
51	Denggagre	Rural	Not applicable
52	Denggagre Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
53	Dilma Debrakgre	Rural	Not applicable
54	Dilma Dilsek	Rural	Not applicable
55	Dilma Gandinanggre	Rural	Not applicable
56	Dilma Kawak	Rural	Not applicable
57	Dilma Matchok Akawe	Rural	Not applicable
58	Dilma Rimtonggre	Rural	Not applicable
59	Dilma Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
60	Dilma Songgitcham	Rural	Not applicable
61	Dinajekgre	Rural	Not applicable
62	Dinaminggre	Rural	Not applicable
63	Dobet Kolgre Apotgittim	Rural	Not applicable
64	Dobet Kolgre Songmang	Rural	Not applicable
65	Dobet Kolgre Terracegittim	Rural	Not applicable
66	Dobetkolgre Agadang Gittim	Unmapped	Not applicable
67	Dolwarigre	Rural	Not applicable
68	Dombegre	Rural	Not applicable
69	Dorakgre	Rural	Not applicable
70	Dorengkigre	Rural	Not applicable
71	Enggokgre	Unmapped	Not applicable
72	Ganing Bibra	Rural	Not applicable
73	Ganinggre	Rural	Not applicable
74	Gitokgre	Rural	Not applicable
75	Gonggre	Rural	Not applicable
76	Gongnagre	Rural	Not applicable
77	Jakopgre	Rural	Not applicable
78	Jaljenggre	Rural	Not applicable
79	Jingamgre	Rural	Not applicable
80	Jongmegre	Rural	Not applicable
81	Kakwa Bawegre	Rural	Not applicable
82	Kakwa Duragre	Rural	Not applicable
83	Kakwa Rongbokgre	Rural	Not applicable
84	Kakwa Songma (Kakwa Songgitcham)	Rural	Not applicable
85	Kalak Dorek	Rural	Not applicable
86	Kalak Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
87	Kalak Songgitcham	Rural	Not applicable
88	Lower Gittinggre	Unmapped	Not applicable
89	Mandal Nokat	Rural	Not applicable
90	Mandalgipi	Rural	Not applicable
91	Mandalgre	Rural	Not applicable
92	Mangrugre	Rural	Not applicable
93	Megagre Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
94	Megagre Songgitcham	Rural	Not applicable
95	Mejaligre	Rural	Not applicable
96	Meronggre	Rural	Not applicable
97	Nabokgre	Rural	Not applicable
98	Nabokgre-B	Unmapped	Not applicable
99	Naregre	Rural	Not applicable
100	Nengkra	Rural	Not applicable
101	Nengkra Awe	Rural	Not applicable
102	Nengkra Awe	Unmapped	Not applicable
103	Nengkra Awe-Ii	Rural	Not applicable
104	Nengkra Bolsalgre	Rural	Not applicable
105	Nengkra Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
106	Nengkra Watregrittim	Rural	Not applicable
107	Nengmandalgre	Rural	Not applicable
108	Nengsitgre	Rural	Not applicable
109	New Bansamgiri	Rural	Not applicable
110	New Chidekgre	Rural	Not applicable
111	New Damagre	Rural	Not applicable
112	Pakwakgre	Rural	Not applicable
113	Patalgre (Nengsrang Patalgre)	Rural	Not applicable
114	Pilgonggre	Rural	Not applicable
115	Ragitikgre	Rural	Not applicable
116	Rambogre	Rural	Not applicable
117	Rangmalgre Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
118	Rangmalgre Songgitcham	Rural	Not applicable
119	Rapdikgre	Rural	Not applicable
120	Rengregre	Rural	Not applicable
121	Rimrimgre	Unmapped	Not applicable
122	Rongakgre	Rural	Not applicable
123	Rongalgre	Rural	Not applicable
124	Rongatagre	Rural	Not applicable
125	Rongbing Apot	Rural	Not applicable
126	Rongbing Boldak (B)	Rural	Not applicable
127	Rongbing Dalbot	Rural	Not applicable
128	Rongbing Rongmachare	Unmapped	Not applicable
129	Rongbinggre (A)	Rural	Not applicable
130	Rongchek Chambugong	Rural	Not applicable
131	Rongchek Manda	Rural	Not applicable
132	Rongkem	Rural	Not applicable
133	Rongkinggre	Rural	Not applicable
134	Rongongre	Rural	Not applicable
135	Rongregre	Rural	Not applicable
136	Rongrekgre	Rural	Not applicable
137	Rongribo Amalgre	Rural	Not applicable
138	Rongribo Chibolgre	Rural	Not applicable
139	Rongribo Gongmagre	Rural	Not applicable
140	Rongribo Kamagre	Rural	Not applicable
141	Rongribo Kimenanggre	Rural	Not applicable
142	Rongribo Retenggre	Rural	Not applicable
143	Rongribo Watregre	Rural	Not applicable
144	Rongsak Bazar	Rural	Not applicable
145	Rongsak Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
146	Rongsak Songma (Rongsakgre)	Rural	Not applicable
147	Rukalgre	Rural	Not applicable
148	Samanda Chinemgre	Rural	Not applicable
149	Samanda Doktilgre	Rural	Not applicable
150	Samanda Dolwarigre	Rural	Not applicable
151	Samanda Grenanggre	Rural	Not applicable
152	Samanda Megapgre	Rural	Not applicable
153	Samanda Patranggre	Rural	Not applicable
154	Samanda Prapgre	Rural	Not applicable
155	Samanda Rikwarenggre	Rural	Not applicable
156	Samanda Wagetgre	Rural	Not applicable
157	Sampalgre	Rural	Not applicable
158	Sawilgre	Rural	Not applicable
159	Sobokgre A	Rural	Not applicable
160	Sobokgre B	Rural	Not applicable
161	Songma Adinggre	Rural	Not applicable
162	Songma Enggok	Rural	Not applicable
163	Songmagre	Rural	Not applicable
164	Suchilgre Songgital	Rural	Not applicable
165	Suchilgre Songgitcham	Rural	Not applicable
166	Tongbol Songgitcham	Rural	Not applicable
167	Tongbolgre Kamagre (Songgital)	Rural	Not applicable
168	Udugre	Rural	Not applicable
169	Upper Rongreng Baiza	Rural	Not applicable
170	Wagitcho	Rural	Not applicable
171	Wannanggre	Rural	Not applicable

Population of Samanda Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Samanda Subdivision has a total population of 56,235 people, consisting of 28,903 males and 27,332 females. There are 10,128 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 103 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	56,235	31,638	24,597
Male Population	28,903	16,168	12,735
Female Population	27,332	15,470	11,862
Total Households	10,128	5,876	4,252
Population Density	103 / km²	60 / km²	1,454 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 36,496 literate people and 9,951 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 346 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 51,775 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	9,951	6,357	3,594
Literate Population	36,496	17,808	18,688
Illiterate Population	19,739	13,830	5,909
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	346	79	267
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	51,775	30,970	20,805

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Samanda (समंदा)
District	East Garo Hills
State / UT	Meghalaya
Railway Station	Dudhnoi
Total Area	547 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	945
Total Population (2011)	56,235
Density	103/km²
Total Villages	171