Meghalaya

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Meghalaya
State
Offeecial seal o Meghalaya
Seal
IN-ML.svg
Kintra Indie
Fuirmation21 Januar 1972†
CaipitalShillong
Lairgest ceetyShillong
Destricts11
Govrenment
 • GovrenorBanwarilal Purohit
 • Chief MeenisterMukul Sangma (INC)
 • LegislaturUnicameral (60 seats)
 • Pairliamentar constituencyRajya Sabha 1
Lok Sabha 2
 • Heich CourtMeghalaya Heich Court
Area
 • Total22,429 km2 (8,660 sq mi)
Aurie rank23rd
Population
 (2016)
 • Tot3,211,000
 • Rank23rd[1]
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-ML
HDIIncrease 0.585 (medium)
HDI rank19t (2005)
Leeteracy75.84% (24t)[1]
Offeecial leidInglis,[2] Khasi, Garo
Wabsteidmeghalaya.gov.in
† It receivit the status o a full-fledgit State in 1971 bi the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971

Meghalaya (/meɪɡˈɑːləjə/[3] or US /ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə/;[4] /meːɡʱaːləj(ə)/[citation needit]) is a state in northeast Indie. The name means "the abode o cloods" in Sanskrit. The population o Meghalaya as o 2016 is estimatit tae be 3,211,474.[5] Meghalaya covers a aurie o approximately 22,430 square kilometers, wi a lenth tae breadth ratio o aboot 3:1.[6]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "List of states with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 122–126. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Definition of Meghalaya in English from the Oxford Dictionary". Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved April 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ Define Meghalaya at Dictionary.com
  5. ↑ "Fact sheet on meghalaya" (PDF). March 10, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Meghalaya IBEF, India (2013)

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