Meghalaya

Literally it is the Abode of the Clouds, the name Meghalaya describes the climatic phenomenon that brings torrents of rain to its mountainous terrain. No wonder the two most wettest places on earth 'Mawsynram' and 'Cherrapunjee' are found here.

This hilly state has been called ‘a patch of beauty and grace’ and is famed as 'the Scotland of the East'. It is linked to the Borail Range, an offshoot of the Himalayan Mountains.

The refreshing mountain air, the whispering pines, the exotic flora and fauna, the caves – all stretch out the tourist a tremendous taste of beauty. Here’s Nature in all its glory. Limpid lakes, expansive rivers, babbling a stream breaking into waterfalls, twisting and turning, disappearing in the jungle, …this is Meghalaya.

Meghalaya has a total geographical area of 22,429 sq. km. It is the third largest State in the North East in terms of geographical area. The State has vast natural resources of coal, limestone, kaolin, granite etc. The Khasis, the Jaintias and the Garos form the major ethnic groups of original inhabitants of the State.

Some of important sectors of Meghalaya are-

POPULATION:

• District-wise Distribution of Population, Growth rate, Density, Sex ratio and Literacy rate of Meghalaya, (2011 Census):

ECONOMY:

• Gross State Domestic Product:

• Net State Domestic Product:

• Per Capita Net State Domestic Product:

AGRICULTURE:

• Year-wise Area, Production and Yield of Some Important Agricultural Crops, 2013-14 to 2016-17:

SERICULTURE:

• Number of Sericultural Farms, Eri Seed Grainage and Silk Reeling Units, 2011-12 to 2014-15:

LIVESTOCK AND VETERINARY:

• Livestock Population Trend, 1982, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2012:

FISHERY:

• Fish seed Distribution, 2010-11 to 2015-16:

• Fish Seed Farm, Production Fry Fingerlings and Fish Production in Meghalaya, 2010-11 to 2015-16:

FORESTRY:

• Forest Cover, 2011, 2013 and 2015:

• Area under Forest in Meghalaya, 2000-01 to 2013-14:

INDUSTRY:

• Number of Small Scale Industrial Units registered with the Directorate of Industries, 1996-97 to 2014-15:

EDUCATION:

• Literacy Rate of Meghalaya, Census 2011:

• Number of Educational Institutions by type of Institutions in Meghalaya, 2012-13 to 2014-15:

POWER & ELECTRICITY:

• Generation of Electricity, 2007-08 to 2014-15:

• No. of Villages Electrified, 2008-09 to 2014-15:

ROAD TRANSPORT:

• Number of  Registered Vehicles in Meghalaya, 2014-15 and 2015-16:

• Number of Motor Vehicles Registered in Meghalaya, 2015-16:

POSTAL SERVICE:

• Statistics of Post Offices, 2014-15 and 2015-16:

HEALTH:

• 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, 2011-12 to 2015-16:

CO-OPERATION:

• Growth of Co-Operative Societies, 2001-02 to 2014-15:

BANKING:

• Population Group-wise Deposits and Credit (Total Credit and Credit of Small Borrowal Accounts) of Scheduled Commercial Banks March 2016: