South West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya

South West Garo Hills is an administrative district in Meghalaya, India. The district is located about 260 km from Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. Its administrative headquarters is in Ampati. Garo (Achik) and Bengali are the major languages spoken in the district.

List of Subdivisions in South West Garo Hills District

South West Garo Hills District is divided into 4 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 587 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Betasing141261.00
2Purakhasia60
3Rerapara162
4Zikzak224321.98

NOTE: South West Garo Hills District was formed after Census 2011. Therefore, population and area figures are not available; refer to the earlier combined administrative unit for the corresponding figures.