South Garo Hills district

South Garo Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Meghalaya (out of 7). The district was established in 1992.

Geography

The district headquarters are located at Baghmara. The district occupies an area of 1850 km2. South Garo Hills has only 5 assembly constituency at that time but presently it has 3.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named South Garo Hills one of the country’s 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the three districts in Meghalaya currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Districts

Administrative divisions

South Garo Hills district is divided into four blocks:

Name Headquarters Population Location
Baghmara Baghmara
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Chokpot Chokpot
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Gasuapara Nagrajora
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Rongara Rongara