Meghalaya
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| Meghalaya | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | ||
| ||
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| Kintra |
 Indie | |
| Fuirmation | 21 Januar 1972† | |
| Caipital | Shillong | |
| Lairgest ceety | Shillong | |
| Destricts | 11 | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Govrenor | Banwarilal Purohit | |
| • Chief Meenister | Mukul Sangma (INC) | |
| • Legislatur | Unicameral (60 seats) | |
| • Pairliamentar constituency |
Rajya Sabha 1 Lok Sabha 2 | |
| • Heich Court | Meghalaya Heich Court | |
| Aurie | ||
| • Total | 22,429 km2 (8,660 sq mi) | |
| Aurie rank | 23rd | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Tot | 3,211,000 | |
| • Rank | 23rd[1] | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-ML | |
| HDI |
 0.585 (medium) | |
| HDI rank | 19t (2005) | |
| Leeteracy | 75.84% (24t)[1] | |
| Offeecial leid | Inglis,[2] Khasi, Garo | |
| Wabsteid | meghalaya.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]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "List of states with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Definition of Meghalaya in English from the Oxford Dictionary". Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved April 2015. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Define Meghalaya at Dictionary.com
- ↑ "Fact sheet on meghalaya" (PDF). March 10, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ↑ Meghalaya IBEF, India (2013)
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Meghalaya. |
- Offeecial wabsteid
- Tourism of Meghalaya (Official)
- Meghalaya at the Open Directory Project
Meghalaya travel guide frae Wikivoyage- "Places to Visit in Meghalaya", Tripoto, retrieved 2 November 2014
- Strangler fig trees made into "living bridges" in Meghalaya
Places aroond Meghalaya | |
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