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 '''West Garo Hills''' is an administrative [[district]] in [[Garo Hills]] of the state of [[Meghalaya]] in [[India]]. [[Tura, India|Tura]] town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an [[area]] of 3714&nbsp;km². In 2011 its [[population]] was 643,291. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Meghalaya (out of [[Districts of Meghalaya|7]]), after [[East Khasi Hills district|East Khasi Hills]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>
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 ===Languages===
 Languages in West Garo include [[A'Tong language|A'Tong]], a [[Tibeto-Burman]] language spoken by 10,000 people in [[Bangladesh]] and India.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = A'Tong: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aot | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>
 Apart from Garo language, which has the highest number of speakers in the district, a large number of people speak Deshi language (a dialect of Assamese) and Bengali language. The Muslim non-tribals along with the Rabhas, Koches and Hajongs of the plain belt mostly study Assamese as their MIL, whereas hindu non-tribals study Bengali as their MIL. Very few hindi speakers are also there in the district.

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'''West Garo Hills''' is an administrative [[district]] in [[Garo Hills]] of the state of [[Meghalaya]] in [[India]]. [[Tura, India|Tura]] town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an [[area]] of 3714 km². In 2011 its [[population]] was 643,291. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Meghalaya (out of [[Districts of Meghalaya|7]]), after [[East Khasi Hills district|East Khasi Hills]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

West Garo Hills district is located at the westernmost part of Meghalaya. The district is bounded by [[East Garo Hills district]] on the east, by [[South Garo Hills district]] on the south-east, [[Goalpara district]] of [[Assam]] state on the north and north-west and [[Bangladesh]] on the south.

==History==
In 22 October 1976 the [[Garo Hills district]] was bifurcated into two districts: West Garo Hills district and [[East Garo Hills district]]. The West Garo Hills district was further divided into two districts: the present day West Garo Hills district and [[South Garo Hills district]] in June 1992.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named West Garo Hills one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the three districts in Meghalaya currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

===Mahendraganj international border crossing===
Mahendraganj-Baksiganj international border crossing is at Mahendraganj town in West Garo HIlls district in India on [[National Highway 217 (India)|NH12]] to [[Baksiganj Upazila|Bakshiganj]] is an international crossing being further developed in the [[Bharatmala]]
[http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/oct/p2017102503.pdf routes (slide 22)].<ref name=mala1>[http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/oct/p2017102503.pdf Bharatmala]</ref>

=== Phulbari-Dhubri Bridge on Brahmaputra river===

*[[Phulbari-Dhubri Bridge]],: After the completion of Phulbari-Dhubri Bridge on Brahmaputra river, the district will be connected to West Bengal via Dhubri, Assam. A rail line extending from Dhubri till Mahendraganj International border can change the economy of the entire region. The Phulbari-Dhubri Bridge will be the longest bridge in the country.

==Divisions==

===Administrative divisions===
West Garo Hills district is divided into six blocks, after the creation of [[South West Garo Hills district]] :<ref>{{cite map |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |title=Meghalaya Administrative Divisions |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/MEGHALAYA.pdf |language=en |format=PDF |year=2011 |access-date=2011-09-29 }}</ref>

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|- bgcolor=#99ccff
| width="10%" | '''Name'''
| width="20%" | '''Headquarters'''
| width="20%" | '''Population'''
| width="10%" | '''Location'''
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Dadenggiri|| Dadenggiri|| || [[File:West Garo Hills Subdivisions Dadenggiri.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Dalu|| [[Dalu, Meghalaya|Dalu]]|| || [[File:West Garo Hills Subdivisions Dalu.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Gambegre|| Gambegre|| || [[File:West Garo Hills Subdivisions Gambegre.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Rongram|| Asananggiri|| || [[File:West Garo Hills Subdivisions Rongram.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Selsella|| Selsella|| || [[File:West Garo Hills Subdivisions Selsella.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Tikrikilla|| Tikrikilla|| || [[File:West Garo Hills Subdivisions Tikrikilla.png|120px|center]]
|}

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] West Garo Hills district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 643,291,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Montenegro]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Vermont]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Vermont 625,741
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 514th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 173 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.02%.<ref name=districtcensus/> West Garo Hills has a [[sex ratio]] of 979 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 68.38%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

Tura has a mixed population of [[Garo (tribe)|Garos]] or Achiks (as they prefer to call themselves), [[Bengali people|Bengalis]], [[People of Nepal|Nepali]]s, [[Assamese people|Assamese]], members of other ethnic groups such as the [[Hajong people|Hajong]], [[Rabha]]s and [[Koch language|Koches]], [[Bodo language|Bodo]] and a fair sprinkling of South Indians in the Catholic Church, the teaching profession and the paramilitary forces.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

===Languages===
Languages in West Garo include [[A'Tong language|A'Tong]], a [[Tibeto-Burman]] language spoken by 10,000 people in [[Bangladesh]] and India.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = A'Tong: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aot | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>
Apart from Garo language, which has the highest number of speakers in the district, a large number of people speak Deshi language (a dialect of Assamese) and Bengali language. The Muslim non-tribals along with the Rabhas, Koches and Hajongs of the plain belt mostly study Assamese as their MIL, whereas hindu non-tribals study Bengali as their MIL. Very few hindi speakers are also there in the district.

==Culture==

===Places of Interest===
Some places of interest in Garo Hills are [[Siju Cave]], Nokrek Peak, Siju Bird Sanctuary, Imilsang Dare falls, Sosibibra and Rongdong falls.

Some places worth visiting in West Garo Hills are
1. Bhaitbari / Wadagokgre Excavation Site,
2. Pelga Waterfalls,
3. Tura Peak Range,
4. Nokrek Peak,
5. Nokpante Institution,
6. Typical Garo Villages
7. Rongai Valley
8. Phulbari River side.

==Flora and fauna==
In 1986 West Garo Hills district, along with its sister districts [[South Garo Hills|South]] and [[East Garo Hills]], became home to [[Nokrek National Park]]. The park has an area of {{convert|47|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Meghalaya|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=23 August 2011}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[P A Sangma]], Most famous leader from Meghalaya. He was the Speaker of Indian Parliament and Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
* [[Conrad Sangma]], Present Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
* [[Agatha Sangma]], Ex Union Minister and present MP from Garo Hills. She is also the first woman MP from Meghalaya.
* [[Larry Sangma]], A budding cricketer. Played for Meghalaya team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://westgarohills.gov.in/ West Garo Hills website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = West Garo Hills
|North = [[Goalpara district]], [[Assam]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[East Garo Hills]]
|Southeast = [[South Garo Hills]]
|South = ''[[Bangladesh]]''
|Southwest =
|West = [[Dhubri district]], [[Assam]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Meghalaya}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}
{{Authority control}}

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