Geographical Area: 3,614 Sq. Km.
Population: 5,78,390 (2011 Census)
Sub Division: 4
Blocks: 8
Villages: 1209
DEMOGRAPHY:
Demographic Profile according to Census 2011:
| Description | 2011 | 2001 |
| Actual Population | 643291 | 518390 |
| Male | 324159 | 263424 |
| Female | 319132 | 254966 |
| Population Growth | 24.09% | 28.41% |
| Area Sq. Km | 3677 | 3677 |
| Density/km2 | 175 | 140 |
| Proportion to Meghalaya Population | 21.68% | 22.36% |
| Sex Ratio (Per 1000) | 984 | 968 |
| Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age) | 976 | 960 |
| Average Literacy | 67.58 | 50.69 |
| Male Literacy | 72.39 | 57.04 |
| Female Literacy | 62.70 | 44.15 |
| Total Child Population (0-6 Age) | 112514 | 101026 |
| Male Population (0-6 Age) | 56950 | 51542 |
| Female Population (0-6 Age) | 55564 | 49484 |
| Literates | 358702 | 211499 |
| Male Literates | 193438 | 120837 |
| Female Literates | 165264 | 90662 |
| Child Proportion (0-6 Age) | 17.49% | 19.49% |
| Boys Proportion (0-6 Age) | 17.57% | 19.57% |
| Girls Proportion (0-6 Age) | 17.41% | 19.41% |
Source: census2011.co.in
Rural and Urban Population according to Census 2011:
| Description | Rural | Urban |
| Population (%) | 88.36 % | 11.64 % |
| Total Population | 568433 | 74858 |
| Male Population | 286923 | 37236 |
| Female Population | 281510 | 37622 |
| Sex Ratio | 981 | 1010 |
| Child Sex Ratio (0-6) | 979 | 936 |
| Child Population (0-6) | 103630 | 8884 |
| Male Child(0-6) | 52362 | 4588 |
| Female Child(0-6) | 51268 | 4296 |
| Child Percentage (0-6) | 18.23 % | 11.87 % |
| Male Child Percentage | 18.25 % | 12.32 % |
| Female Child Percentage | 18.21 % | 11.42 % |
| Literates | 298448 | 60254 |
| Male Literates | 163020 | 30418 |
| Female Literates | 135428 | 29836 |
| Average Literacy | 64.21 % | 91.33 % |
| Male Literacy | 69.50 % | 93.17 % |
| Female Literacy | 58.82 % | 89.53 % |
Source: census2011.co.in
Religion-wise Population according to Census 2011:
| Description | Total | Percentage |
| Hindu | 122936 | 19.11 % |
| Muslims | 106788 | 16.60 % |
| Christian | 389956 | 60.62 % |
| Sikh | 209 | 0.03 % |
| Buddhist | 3392 | 0.53 % |
| Jain | 144 | 0.02 % |
| Others | 16950 | 2.63 % |
| Not Stated | 2916 | 0.45 % |
Source: census2011.co.in
Area and Density of Population, Census 2011:
| District/ State | Area in km2 | Male | Female | Total | Density of population per km2 | Females per 1000 males |
| West Garo Hills | 3677 | 324159 | 319132 | 643291 | 175 | 984 |
| Meghalaya | 22429 | 1491832 | 1475057 | 2966889 | 132 | 989 |
Source: Statistical Abstract Meghalaya, 2016
Sex-wise Rural-Urban Population, Census 2011:
| District/ State | Rural | Urban | Total | ||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 286923 | 281510 | 568433 | 37236 | 37622 | 74858 | 324159 | 319132 | 643291 |
| Meghalaya | 1194260 | 1177179 | 2371439 | 297572 | 297878 | 595450 | 1491832 | 1475057 | 2966889 |
Source: Statistical Abstract Meghalaya, 2016
Total Population, Main Workers, Marginal Workers, Total Workers and Non-Workers, Census 2011:
| Industrial Classification | West Garo Hills | Meghalaya |
| Main Workers | ||
| a. Cultivators | 98319 | 411270 |
| b. Agricultural Labourers | 20540 | 114642 |
| c. Workers in household industries | 3957 | 11969 |
| d. Other workers | 65555 | 383694 |
| Marginal Workers | ||
| a. Cultivators | 22421 | 83405 |
| b. Agricultural Labourers | 19185 | 83722 |
| c. Workers in household industries | 3686 | 8519 |
| d. Other workers | 22030 | 88398 |
| Total Workers | 255693 | 1185619 |
| Non-Workers | 387598 | 1781270 |
Source: Statistical Abstract Meghalaya, 2016
Block-wise Population, Census 2011:
| District/ Block | Area (Km2) | Population (2011) Census | Density per Km2 | No. of Females per '000 Males | ||
| Person | Male | Female | ||||
| West Garo Hills | 3677 | 643291 | 324159 | 319132 | 175 | 984 |
| 1. Betasing | 301 | 72103 | 36340 | 35763 | 240 | 984 |
| 2. Dalu | 622 | 54095 | 27351 | 26744 | 87 | 978 |
| 3. Selsella | 535 | 175206 | 88349 | 86857 | 327 | 983 |
| 4. Dadenggiri | 617 | 41595 | 20842 | 20753 | 67 | 996 |
| 5. Tikrikilla | 330 | 58388 | 29267 | 29121 | 177 | 995 |
| 6. Rongram | 867 | 133756 | 67114 | 66642 | 154 | 993 |
| 7. Zikzak | 405 | 74602 | 37867 | 36735 | 184 | 970 |
| 8. Gambegre | - | 33546 | 17029 | 16517 | - | 970 |
Source: Statistical Abstract Meghalaya, 2016
Scheduled Tribe Population, 2011 Census:
| District/ State | Rural | Urban | Total | Scheduled Tribes as % to total population | ||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||
| West Garo Hills | 210724 | 209561 | 420285 | 26048 | 27676 | 53724 | 236772 | 237237 | 474009 | 73.69 |
| Meghalaya | 1070557 | 1066334 | 2136891 | 199171 | 219799 | 418970 | 1269728 | 1286133 | 2555861 | 86.15 |
Source: Statistical Abstract Meghalaya, 2016
Scheduled Caste Population, 2011 Census:
| District/ State | Rural | Urban | Total | Scheduled Castes as % to total population | ||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||
| West Garo Hills | 3197 | 3057 | 6249 | 1338 | 1223 | 2561 | 4535 | 4275 | 8810 | 1.37 |
| Meghalaya | 6068 | 5487 | 11573 | 3071 | 2711 | 5782 | 9157 | 8198 | 17355 | 0.58 |
Source: Statistical Abstract Meghalaya, 2016
CLIMATE:
Seasonal and Annual Rainfall, 2022:
| District/State | Winter | Pre-Monsoon | SW-Monsoon | Post-Monsoon | Annual |
| West Garo Hills | 60.0 | 1011.0 | 1545.4 | 345.2 | 2961.6 |
| Meghalaya | 74.3 | 1433.8 | 2477.2 | 319.5 | 4216.1 |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
Percentage Departure of Seasonal and Annual Rainfall, 2022:
| District/State | Winter | Pre-Monsoon | SW-Monsoon | Post-Monsoon | Annual |
| West Garo Hills | 183% | 59% | -17% | 80% | 9% |
| Meghalaya | 116% | 100% | -8% | 4% | 12% |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
Monthly Rainfall, 2022:
(in mm)
| District/State | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| West Garo Hills | 9.6 | 50.4 | 51.1 | 411.5 | 548.3 | 839.1 | 291.8 | 185.0 | 229.5 | 345.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Meghalaya | 24.4 | 49.4 | 57.6 | 428.7 | 947.5 | 1495.8 | 353.5 | 250.1 | 377.8 | 315.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
AGRICULTURE:
Classification of Land, 2022-23:
(in Hectare)
| District/State | Reporting Area for LUS | Classification of reporting Area | |||
| Forests | Not available for Cultivation | ||||
| Area under Non Agricultural Uses | Barren and Unculturable Land | Total | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| West garo hills | 270025 | 121876 | 14959 | 4232 | 19191 |
| Meghalaya | 2203401 | 866985 | 197330 | 125546 | 322876 |
Contd.
| District/State | Classification of reporting Area | Net Area Sown | |||||
| Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land | Fallow Land | ||||||
| Land under Misc. Tree Crops and Groves not included in Net Area Sown | Culturable waste Land | Total | Fallow Lands other than current Fallows | Current Fallow | Total | ||
| 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| West garo hills | 18142 | 12981 | 31123 | 22366 | 7986 | 30352 | 67483 |
| Meghalaya | 166594 | 369660 | 536254 | 150231 | 52771 | 203002 | 274284 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Arecanut, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 9510 | 17321 | 1.82 |
| Meghalaya | 34410 | 51650 | 1.5 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Arhar/Tur, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 598 | 855 | 1.43 |
| Meghalaya | 1214 | 1583 | 1.3 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Banana, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 1570 | 21425 | 13.65 |
| Meghalaya | 7774 | 100478 | 12.92 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Castor seed, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 17 | 12 | 0.71 |
| Meghalaya | 73 | 65 | 0.89 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Cotton(lint), 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Bales) | Yield (Bales/Hectare) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 693 | 689 | 0.99 |
| Meghalaya | 2142 | 1812 | 0.85 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Cowpea(Lobia), 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 830 | 1553 | 1.87 |
| Meghalaya | 1695 | 2580 | 1.52 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Ginger, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 2411 | 11355 | 4.71 |
| Meghalaya | 10764 | 70432 | 6.54 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Gram, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 767 | 813 | 1.06 |
| Meghalaya | 1891 | 2038 | 1.08 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Jute, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Bales) | Yield (Bales/Hectare) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 1885 | 17236 | 9.14 |
| Meghalaya | 3349 | 29418 | 8.78 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Linseed, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 82 | 49 | 0.6 |
| Meghalaya | 95 | 57 | 0.6 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Maize, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 2725 | 4261 | 1.56 |
| Meghalaya | 19482 | 44131 | 2.27 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Masoor, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 644 | 656 | 1.02 |
| Meghalaya | 1317 | 1436 | 1.09 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Mesta, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Bales) | Yield (Bales/Hectare) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 2219 | 12755 | 5.75 |
| Meghalaya | 4401 | 25664 | 5.83 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Onion, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Whole Year | 124 | 1157 | 9.33 |
| Meghalaya | 586 | 5281 | 9.01 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Peas & beans (Pulses), 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 752 | 955 | 1.27 |
| Meghalaya | 2385 | 4844 | 2.03 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Potato, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Winter | 23 | 161 | 7 |
| Meghalaya | 13523 | 154474 | 11.42 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Rapeseed & Mustard, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 5473 | 5394 | 0.99 |
| Meghalaya | 9884 | 9291 | 0.94 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Rice, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Autumn | 5557 | 11043 | 1.99 |
| Winter | 14859 | 38411 | 2.59 | |
| Total | 20416 | 49454 | 2.42 | |
| Meghalaya | 95297 | 222305 | 2.33 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Sesamum, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 1102 | 1038 | 0.94 |
| Meghalaya | 2399 | 2260 | 0.94 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Small millets, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 1117 | 733 | 0.66 |
| Meghalaya | 3072 | 2828 | 0.92 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Soyabean, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 152 | 884 | 5.82 |
| Meghalaya | 1900 | 3665.94 | 1.93 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Sugarcane, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Whole Year | 30 | 107 | 3.57 |
| Meghalaya | 121 | 365 | 3.02 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Sweet Potato, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 410 | 1510 | 3.68 |
| Meghalaya | 4942 | 16654 | 3.37 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Tapioca, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Kharif | 1166 | 6731 | 5.77 |
| Meghalaya | 5463 | 35979 | 6.59 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Tobacco, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 236 | 222 | 0.94 |
| Meghalaya | 810 | 755 | 0.93 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Turmeric, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Whole Year | 407 | 2487 | 6.11 |
| Meghalaya | 3609 | 23082 | 6.4 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Area, Production and Yield Wheat, 2022-2023:
| District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Ton./Ha.) |
| West garo hills | Rabi | 133 | 246 | 1.85 |
| Meghalaya | 262 | 469 | 1.79 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
FORESTRY:
Forest Cover, 2023:
(Area in Sq. km.)
| District/State | Calculated Area by SoI | 2023 Assessment | % of Calcu- lated Area by SoI | Change w.r.t. 2021 Raster based* | Scrub | |||
| Very Dense Forest | Mod. Dense Forest | Open Forest | Total | |||||
| West Garo Hills | 2,811 | 0.00 | 940.57 | 1,145.84 | 2,086.41 | 74.22 | 12.72 | 48.30 |
| Meghalaya | 22,429 | 594.84 | 9,023.81 | 7,348.19 | 16,966.84 | 75.65 | -30.00 | 620.41 |
* Area figure calculated without normalization factor.
Source: India State of Forest Report 2023
LIVESTOCK:
Population of Cattle, 2019:
| District/State | Population of Cattle | ||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 84791 | 138230 | 223021 |
| Meghalaya | 343309 | 560261 | 903570 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Buffalo, 2019:
| District/State | Population of Buffalo | ||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 422 | 515 | 937 |
| Meghalaya | 10271 | 5443 | 15714 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Goat, 2019:
| District/State | Population of Goat | ||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 31716 | 63246 | 94962 |
| Meghalaya | 142275 | 255228 | 397503 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Sheep, 2019:
| District/State | Population |
| West Garo Hills | 10689 |
| Meghalaya | 15679 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Pig, 2019:
| District/State | Population |
| West Garo Hills | 117679 |
| Meghalaya | 706364 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Number of Veterinary Institutions in Meghalaya, 2021-22:
| District/State | Hospitals | Dispensaries | Aids Centres | Key Village Centres | A.I.Centres | Stockmen Centres | Veterinary Doctors/ Surgeons |
| West Garo Hills | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| Meghalaya | 4 | 126 | 46 | 19 | 67 | 61 | 269 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Category-wise Meat Production, 2021-2022:
| Particular | Cattle | Buffaloes | Pigs | Sheeps & Goats | Poultry |
| West Garo Hills | 2201 | 92 | 1186 | 114 | 241 |
| Meghalaya | 20523 | 454 | 20977 | 1309 | 2760 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Season-wise Eggs Production, 2021-2022:
(Lakhs Numbers)
| District/State | Summer | Monsoon | Winter | |||
| Fowls | Duck | Fowls | Duck | Fowls | Duck | |
| West Garo Hills | 70.41 | 4.46 | 56.85 | 4.46 | 45.49 | 3.43 |
| Meghalaya | 364.32 | 6.99 | 358.08 | 4.9 | 379.39 | 4.62 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Milk Production, 2021-22:
('000 Tonnes)
| District/State | Cow's Milk | Buffalo | Total Milk Production | Previous Years Production | % Increase or Decrease over previous Year | ||
| Indigenous | Crossbred | Total | |||||
| West Garo Hills | 9.171 | 2.053 | 11.224 | 0.139 | 11.363 | 11.296 | 0.59 |
| Meghalaya | 35.968 | 53.364 | 89.332 | 0.881 | 90.213 | 89.136 | 1.21 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Animal Slaughtered 2021-2022
('000' Numbers)
| District/State | Category of Animals Slaughtered | ||||
| Cattle | Buffaloes | Pigs | Sheeps & Goats | Poultry | |
| West Garo Hills | 23.60 | 1.34 | 27.88 | 12.03 | 177.89 |
| Meghalaya | 222.75 | 4.33 | 269.91 | 138.96 | 1999.52 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
SERICULTURE:
Production of Cocoons, 2020-21:
| District | Mulberry ('000Kgs) | Eri ('000Kgs) | Muga (Lakh Nos ) |
| West Garo Hills | 40.140 | 307.50 | 841.40 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Number of Weaving Training Centres, Weaving Demonstration Centres, Handloom Demonstration-Cum Production Centres in 2020-21:
| District | Weaving Training Centres | Weaving Demonstration Centres | P.H.D Centre | Handloom Production Centres. |
| West Garo Hills | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
FISHERY:
Fishseed Distribution, 2022-23:
(In Nos)
| District/ State | From Departmental Ponds | From Private Farms | Procured from outside the State | Total Distribution |
| West Garo Hills | 120000 | 1995000 | 8000000 | 10115000 |
| Meghalaya | 2335000 | 19662800 | 19909400 | 41907200 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Fishseed Farms Both Government and Private Sector (Cumulative), 2022-23:
| District/ State | Fish Seed Farms ( Nos) | Water Areas of the Farms in (Hect) | ||||
| Government Secto | Private Sector | Government Sector | Private Sector | |||
| Eco- Hatcheries | FRPs | Eco- Hatcheries | FRPs | |||
| West Garo Hills | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.572 | 1.000 | 2.100 |
| Meghalaya | 17 | 16 | 31 | 10.815 | 22.640 | 31.260 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Numbers of Fisheries (Cumulative), 2022-23:
| District/ State | No of existing Ponds and Water area brought under Fish Culture | No of existing Ponds and Water area available for composite Fish Culture | Fish Sanctuaries (Existing) cumulative | ||
| Nos | Water Area in 'Hect' | Nos | Water Area in 'Hect' | Nos | |
| West Garo Hills | 11127 | 1398.49 | 11127 | 1398.49 | 9 |
| Meghalaya | 36225 | 4690.94 | 34641 | 4386.14 | 81 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Fish Production, Import, Export Etc., 2022-23:
| District/ State | Numbers of Persons engaged in Fisheries activities (cumulative) | Fish Production in the state in 'mt' | Fish Imported from other States in 'mt' |
| West Garo Hills | 3168 | 5260 | 369 |
| Meghalaya | 23608 | 19373.93 | 15067.8 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Existing Water Area Of The Departmental Fishseed Farms (Functioning) (Cumulative), 2022-23:
| District/ State | Stocking Ponds | Rearing Ponds | Nursery Ponds | Grand Total | ||||
| Nos | Water Area (Ha) | Nos | Water Area (Ha) | Nos | Water Area (Ha) | Nos | Water Area (Ha) | |
| West Garo Hills | 11 | 0.705 | 8 | 0.18 | 6 | 0.145 | 25 | 1.03 |
| Meghalaya | 32 | 3.218 | 30 | 1.534 | 68 | 1.336 | 130 | 6.088 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
Fishery Resources in Meghalaya as on 31.12.2022:
| District/ State | Rivers and Streams in 'Km' | Reservoirs in 'Ha' | Lakes in 'Ha' | Bheels in 'Ha' | Swamps and low lying areas in 'Ha' | Ponds & Tanks Private in 'Ha' As on 31.3.2023 |
| West Garo Hills | 404.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 150.40 | 0.00 | 1398.49 |
| Meghalaya | 4757.76 | 717.53 | 73.18 | 229.93 | 302.54 | 4690.94 |
Source : Statistical Handbook Meghalaya 2023
ROADWAYS:
Road Length Maintained by Public Works Department, 2021-22:
| District | Surfaced (Kms.) | Un-surfaced (Kms.) | Total (Kms.) |
| West Garo Hills | 1063.551 | 202.142 | 1265.693 |
| Ri-Bhoi | 1059.851 | 119.223 | 1179.074 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Road Mileage by Class of Roads by Public Works Department, 2021-22:
(In Kms)
| District | National Highway | State Highway | Major District Roads | Other District Roads | Village Roads | Urban Roads | PMGSY | Total |
| West Garo Hills | 108.803 | 160.285 | 105.800 | 172.719 | 344.632 | 56.355 | 317.099 | 1265.693 |
| Ri- Bhoi | 0.000 | 25.750 | 203.810 | 444.988 | 196.685 | -- | 307.841 | 1179.074 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Road Accident and No. of Persons Killed and Injured, 2020 to 2021:
| District/ State | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
| Accidents | Person Killed | Person injured | Accidents | Person Killed | Person injured | Accidents | Person Killed | Person injured | |
| West Garo Hills | 17 | 8 | 25 | 50 | 23 | 54 | 40 | 18 | 42 |
| Meghalaya | 214 | 144 | 220 | 245 | 187 | 263 | 246 | 162 | 310 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
TRANSPORT:
Number of Vehicles in Meghalaya, 2021-22:
| District | Ownership | Good Carriers Trucks (heavy & Lights) | Busses (contract/ Carriages/ Stage Carriage, Ambulance/ School Bus) | Car, Van, Jeep, Bolero, Scorpio, Swift, Grand 10/20 |
| West Garo Hills | Govt | 93 | 41 | 234 |
| Private | 3496 | 1085 | 11423 | |
| Total | 3589 | 1126 | 11657 | |
| Meghalaya | Govt | 1870 | 1005 | 5622 |
| Private | 39463 | 5523 | 144253 | |
| Total | 41333 | 6528 | 149875 |
Continued
| District/ State | Ownership | Tractors | Trailers | Two wheelers (Scooter, M. cycle & Moped) | Three Wheelers ( 3 seaters & 4 seaters) |
| West Garo Hills | Govt | 79 | 58 | 42 | 1 |
| Private | 44 | 100 | 43746 | 8461 | |
| Total | 123 | 158 | 43788 | 8462 | |
| Meghalaya | Govt | 181 | 321 | 861 | 1 |
| Private | 878 | 2699 | 170076 | 17345 | |
| Total | 1059 | 3020 | 170937 | 17346 |
Continued
| District/ State | Ownership | Taxis (Local & Tourist) | Maxi Taxi Sumo | Others (Crane, Excavator, Recovery Van, JCB, Water / Oil tanker) | Total |
| West Garo Hills | Govt. | 0 | 0 | 47 | 595 |
| Private | 461 | 232 | 1833 | 70881 | |
| Total | 461 | 232 | 1880 | 71476 | |
| Meghalaya | Govt. | 0 | 0 | 726 | 10587 |
| Private | 26661 | 6217 | 23014 | 436129 | |
| Total | 26661 | 6217 | 23740 | 446716 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
POWER:
Sale of Electricity (MKWH) in Meghalaya, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| District/ State | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| West Garo Hills | 73.24 | 92.40 | 94.69 |
| Meghalaya | 1326.45 | 1585.15 | 1718.57 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
BANKING:
Number of ATMs as on 30.09.2024:
| District/ State | ATMs |
| West Garo Hills | 55 |
| Total Meghalaya | 490 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Number of Functioning Offices of Commercial Banks, upto September 2024:
(As at end of the Quarter)
| District/ State | September 2024 | June 2024 | March 2024 | December 2023 | September 2023 | June 2023 | March 2023 |
| West Garo Hills | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Meghalaya | 400 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 390 | 387 | 386 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Number of Reporting Offices, Aggregate Deposit and Bank Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Q2):
(Amount in ₹ Crore)
| District/ State | 2024-25:Q2 | 2024-25:Q1 | ||||
| No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
| West Garo Hills | 30 | 2111 | 1196 | 30 | 2084 | 1166 |
| Meghalaya | 292 | 30642 | 12866 | 290 | 30388 | 12867 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q4 | 2023-24:Q3 | ||||
| No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
| West Garo Hills | 30 | 2187 | 1155 | 29 | 2083 | 1123 |
| Meghalaya | 290 | 30512 | 12874 | 285 | 28405 | 12156 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q2 | 2023-24:Q1 | ||||
| No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | No of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
| West Garo Hills | 29 | 2034 | 1070 | 30 | 1984 | 1023 |
| Meghalaya | 283 | 28015 | 11888 | 283 | 27093 | 11067 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Type-wise Distribution of Aggregate Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), 2023-24 and 2024-25(Q2) :
(Amount in ₹ Crore)
| District/ State | 2024-25:Q2 | 2024-25:Q1 | ||||||
| Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 255 | 1160 | 697 | 2111 | 234 | 1164 | 687 | 2084 |
| Meghalaya | 3152 | 13615 | 13875 | 30642 | 3181 | 13775 | 13432 | 30388 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q4 | 2023-24:Q3 | ||||||
| Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 323 | 1197 | 666 | 2187 | 227 | 1199 | 658 | 2083 |
| Meghalaya | 3827 | 13758 | 12928 | 30512 | 2805 | 12779 | 12821 | 28405 |
| District/ State | 2023-24:Q2 | 2023-24:Q1 | ||||||
| Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 245 | 1164 | 625 | 2034 | 245 | 1128 | 611 | 1984 |
| Meghalaya | 2747 | 12656 | 12612 | 28015 | 2733 | 12108 | 12252 | 27093 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-wise Credit of SCB's, March 2024:
| District | Population Group | No. of Offices | No. of Accounts | Credit- Amount Outstanding in Crore |
| West Garo Hills | Rural | 20 | 17683 | 432 |
| West Garo Hills | Semi-urban | 13 | 22179 | 800 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-Wise Deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks, September 2024:
(No of Accounts in Thousands and Amount in ₹Crore)
| District | Population Group | No of Offices | No of Accounts | Deposit Amount |
| West Garo Hills | Rural | 18 | 341 | 703 |
| West Garo Hills | Semi-urban | 12 | 137 | 1409 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
EDUCATION:
Number of Elementary* School, 2017-18 to 2021-22:
| District/ State | 2017- 18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| West Garo Hills | 2170 | 2149 | 2164 | 2150 | 2116 |
| Meghalaya | 13444 | 13374 | 13410 | 13368 | 13272 |
*: Including sections attached to composite level
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Secondary* School, 2017-18 to 2021-22:
| District/ State | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| West Garo Hills | 249 | 256 | 260 | 262 | 267 |
| Meghalaya | 1532 | 1571 | 1608 | 1623 | 1638 |
*: Including sections attached to composite level
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Higher Secondary* School, 2017-18 to 2021-22:
| District/ State | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| West Garo Hills | 58 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 68 |
| Meghalaya | 339 | 350 | 362 | 375 | 386 |
*:- Including sections attached to composite level
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
HEALTH:
Availability of Health Centres in India (Rural + Urban) As on 31st March, 2022:
| District/ State | Number of functional | ||||
| Sub Centres | PHCs | CHCs | Sub Divisional Hospital | District Hospital | |
| East Garo Hills | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 459 | 147 | 28 | 2 | 11 |
Source: Rural Health Statistics 2021-22
Number of Hospitals and Dispensaries in Meghalaya, 2021-22:
| District/ State | Hospitals | Aurvedic Hospital | Homoe Pathic Hospital | Dispensaries | |
| Public | Private | ||||
| West Garo Hills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Meghalaya | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Primary Health Centres, Community Health Centres, Sub-Centres, (Including M.C.W. Centres Etc.) Leprosy Colonies, Leprosy Control Unit & Survey & Education
Treatment Centres 2021-22:
| District/ State | Primary Health Centre | Community Health Centre | Sub Centre (including functional MCW) | Leprosy Colonies | Leprosy Control Unit | Set Centre |
| West Garo Hills | 11 | 6 | 67 | 1 | - | - |
| Meghalaya | 114 | 31 | 470 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Para Medical Staff, 2021-2022:
| District/ State | Doctors | Nurses | Pharmacist | A.N.M. | Health Visitors | Lab-Technicians | Vaccinator |
| West Garo Hills | 147 | 152 | 29 | 111 | 10 | 24 | 13 |
| Meghalaya | 772 | 991 | 221 | 781 | 94 | 187 | 107 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number & Types of Beds, 2021-22:
| District/ State | General Beds | Maternity Beds | Paediatric Beds | T.B. Beds | Other Beds | Total |
| West Garo Hills | 490 | 50 | - | 50 | - | 590 |
| Meghalaya | 3660 | 340 | 110 | 220 | 150 | 4480 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Staff Position in Sub Centre, PHC & CHC in Rural Areas for the Year 2021-22:
| District/ State | ANM at Sub-Centre & PHC | Doctors at PHC | Total Specialist at CHC | Radiographer at CHC | Pharmacist at PHC & CHC | Lab Technician at PHC & CHC | Staff Nurse at PHC & CHC | LHV at PHC & CHC |
| West Garo Hills | 111 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 152 | 10 |
| Meghalaya | 781 | 138 | 5 | 24 | 164 | 150 | 991 | 94 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Medical Institutions for the Year 2021-22:
| District/ State | Total | Rural | Urban | ||||||
| PHC | CHC | Hospital | PHC | CHC | Hospital | PHC | CHC | Hospital | |
| West Garo Hills | 11 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 114 | 31 | 14 | 114 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Family Welfare Clinics/Centres for the Year 2018-19 Government:
| District/ State | Total | Rural | Urban | Other Bodies |
| West Garo Hills | 86 | 81 | 5 | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 625 | 597 | 28 | 15 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
POSTAL SERVICE:
Number of General Post Office, Head Post Office, Sub Post Office, Branch Post Office and Letter Boxes, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
| District/State | General Post Office | Head Post Office | Sub-Post Office | ||||||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| West Garo Hills | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 67 | 68 |
Continued
| District/State | Branch Post Office | Letter Boxes | ||||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
| West Garo Hills | 79 | 78 | 73 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| Meghalaya | 423 | 422 | 421 | 581 | 581 | 581 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Employment:
Employment Exchange Statistics, 2020:
| District | Number of Employment Exchanges | Registration | Vacancies Notified | Placement | Number of applicants on the live Register |
| West Garo Hills | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 2249 |
Source: Meghalaya Statistical Abstract 2023
Number of Educated Unemployment, 2018 to 2020:
| District/State | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| West Garo Hills | 299 | 413 | 712 | 1353 | 828 | 2181 | 1389 | 860 | 2249 |
| Meghalaya | 13788 | 17826 | 31614 | 13301 | 16317 | 29618 | 11805 | 14329 | 26134 |
Source: Meghalaya Statistical Abstract 2023
TOURISM:
Number of Tourist Spots, 2017 to 2022:
| District/State | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| West Garo Hills | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 25 |
| Meghalaya | 99 | 203 | 191 | 203 | 287 | 281 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Hotel Occupancy Statistics, 2020 to 2022:
| District/State | No. of Hotels | No. of Occupancy | ||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| West Garo Hills | 5 | 21 | 22 | 2452 | 9789 | 77037 |
| Meghalaya | 502 | 550 | 727 | 27045 | 154820 | 944865 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
INDUSTRY:
Number of Registered Factories and Employment Therein for the Year 2022-23:
| District/State | No of Registered Factories | Number of Employees |
| West Garo Hills | 20 | 509 |
| Meghalaya | 328 | 15076 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023
Number of Enterprises/Industries by Major Activities & Person Employed Registered With UDYAM as on 2022-23:
| MANUFACTURING | ||||||||
| District/State | Enterprises/Industries | Employees | ||||||
| Total | Micro | Small | Medium | Total | Micro | Small | Medium | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| West Garo Hills | 244 | 240 | 4 | 0 | 1888 | 1717 | 171 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 1183 | 1156 | 27 | 0 | 8137 | 7584 | 553 | 0 |
Contd..
| SERVICES | ||||||||
| District/State | Enterprises/Industries | Employees | ||||||
| Total | Micro | Small | Medium | Total | Micro | Small | Medium | |
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| West Garo Hills | 986 | 964 | 22 | 0 | 4012 | 3806 | 206 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 5497 | 5409 | 82 | 6 | 22988 | 21682 | 840 | 466 |
Contd..
| TOTAL ENTERPRISES / INDUSTRIES (MANUFACTURING & SERVICES) | ||||||||
| District/State | Enterprises/Industries | Employees | ||||||
| Total | Micro | Small | Medium | Total | Micro | Small | Medium | |
| 1 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| West Garo Hills | 1230 | 1204 | 26 | 0 | 5900 | 5523 | 377 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 6680 | 6565 | 109 | 6 | 31125 | 29266 | 1393 | 466 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Meghalaya 2023