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Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

– state in north-east India. The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. The state is the wettest region of India, recording an average of 12,000 mm (470 in) of rains a year. About 70% of the state is forested. The Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion encompasses the state; its mountain forests are distinct from the lowland tropical forests to the north and south. The forests are notable for their biodiversity of mammals, birds, and plants. Seal_of_Meghalaya

General reference

Names

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* Nickname(s): * Adjectival(s): Meghalayan *

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(s): Meghalayans

Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 23rd * by area (2011 census): 23rd * by crime rate (2015): 22nd * by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 24th * by Human Development Index (HDI): * by life expectancy at birth: * by literacy rate:

Geography of Meghalaya

Geography of Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jai ...

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* Population of Meghalaya: 3,211,000 (2014) * Area of Meghalaya: 22,429 km² (8,660 sq mi) * Atlas of Meghalaya

Location of Meghalaya

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Environment of Meghalaya

Natural geographic features of Meghalaya

Regions of Meghalaya

Ecoregions of Meghalaya

Administrative divisions of Meghalaya

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of Meghalaya: Capital of Meghalaya

Demography of Meghalaya

Demographics of Meghalaya

Government and politics of Meghalaya

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Elections in Meghalaya Elections in Meghalaya are conducted since 1952 to elect the members for Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the ...

Union government in Meghalaya

* Rajya Sabha members from Meghalaya *

Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee The Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (or Meghalaya PCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Meghalaya, India. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as ...

Indian general election, 2009 (Meghalaya) The 2009 Indian general election in Meghalaya, occurred for 2 seats in the state. Constituency wise Results References Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union te ...

Indian general election, 2014 (Meghalaya) General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

Branches of the government of Meghalaya

Government of Meghalaya The Government of Meghalaya also known as the State Government of Meghalaya, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Meghalaya and its Districts of Meghalaya, 11 districts. It consists of an executive branch, executive, led by ...

Executive branch of the government of Meghalaya

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: Governor of Meghalaya, *

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: Chief Minister of Meghalaya,

Legislative branch of the government of Meghalaya

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Meghalaya

High Court of Meghalaya The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya. It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of t ...

** Chief Justice of Meghalaya

Law and order in Meghalaya

* Law enforcement in Meghalaya ** Meghalaya Police

History of Meghalaya

History of Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jai ...

History of Meghalaya, by period

Prehistoric Meghalaya

Ancient Meghalaya

Medieval Meghalaya

Colonial Meghalaya

Contemporary Meghalaya

History of Meghalaya, by region

History of Meghalaya, by subject

Culture of Meghalaya

Culture of Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Ja ...

* Architecture of Meghalaya * Cuisine of Meghalaya * Monuments in Meghalaya ** Monuments of National Importance in Meghalaya ** State Protected Monuments in Meghalaya * World Heritage Sites in Meghalaya

Art in Meghalaya

Music of Meghalaya Meghalaya is a state of India with a rich folk tradition. Drums, bamboo flutes and small hand-held cymbals are a popular ensemble. The arrival of Christianity in the mid-20th century signalled the beginning of a decline in tribal musical tra ...

People of Meghalaya

Religion in Meghalaya

Religion in Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jai ...

Christianity in Meghalaya Evangelization of indigenous population to Christianity began in the 19th century under the British era. In the 1830s, American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society had become active in Northeast to evangelize indigenous tribes to Christianit ...

Sports in Meghalaya

Sports in Meghalaya * Cricket in Meghalaya ** Meghalaya Cricket Association * Football in Meghalaya **

Meghalaya football team The Meghalaya football team is an Indian football team representing Meghalaya in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. Squad The following 23 players were called for the 2022–23 Santosh Trophy. ...

Symbols of Meghalaya

Symbols of Meghalaya * State animal: * State bird: * State flower: * State seal: Seal of Meghalaya * State tree:

Economy and infrastructure of Meghalaya

* Tourism in Meghalaya

Education in Meghalaya

Education in Meghalaya The Indian state of Meghalaya has a literacy rate of 62.56, according to the census of 2001, and is India's 27th most literate state. This, however, had rapidly increased to 75.5 by 2011. History Regular education in Meghalaya began when the Kh ...