South Garo Hills district is on the southern side of Meghalaya. It was established in 1992, on 18th June. The coordinates of the place are between 25˚10’ and 25˚35’N latitudes and 90˚15 and 91˚0’ E longitude. It has an overall area of 1887 sq KM. It has a boundary of East Garo Hills on the North, West Khasi Hilles on the East, West Garo Hills on the West and Bangladesh on the South. As of 2011, the population is 142,334. The tourist landmarks are Baghmara, Nengkong, Siju, Balpakram, Imilchang Dare. Garo is the primary language; apart from that, A’Tong language is also familiar with the Bengali language sideways. Infrastructure and Details The infrastructure of South Garo Hills is entirely developing. To reach Meghalaya, the nearest airport is Guwahati, Assam. From there, by road vehicle, you can go to South Garp Hills. There are also bus stands in South Garo Hills like the Baghmara bus terminal and the south and west Baghmara bus terminal. The roads are well maintained and connected for the tourists and local people. The national highway that passes through South Garo Hills is 127B. Civil Hospital Baghmara is the available medical facility for the South Garo Hills district. Dapgre U P School, South Garo Hills, Nanil Songgital L.P School are the names of schools. It even has a college, and the name is Captain Williamson Memorial Government College. There are markets in this district like Nongal Bibra market and Taneng Bazaar. The tourism sector with homestays like Bugakol homestay in Baghmara, GHADC IB and Lodge in Siju is popular for tourists. Ongoing infrastructure projects are coming up in the district to uplift the place. Real Estate in South Garo Hills There is some Real Estate in South Garo Hills, like residential land and wooden villas; flats are the Real Estate in South Garo Hills. Read More

Highlights about South Garo Hills

The district headquarters are located at Baghmara

The district occupies an area of 1850 km2

Out of 640 districts in the nation, South Garo Hills was ranked as one of the 250 most underdeveloped in 2006 by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj more

Today, South Garo Hills has seen significant development more

What is good here

There is public transportation but it is quite expensive
In comparison to other steep areas, the road infrastructure is good
The roads are in decent shape and are well-maintained
Here, nighttime is essentially safe
There are street lights, and they are kept up
Here, police patrolling is rigorous
There are a lot of parks outside, and more are being built
The importance of hygiene in this situation
Pollution is being managed
Because the area is popular with tourists, the cost of necessities has increased
Most of the nearby offices are for travel assistance
Although there are highways, they are not well connected to other locations because this city is located in a hilly terrainmore

What can be better

Public transportation is scarce
Due to the roadways' coastal vergence, road infrastructure needs to be maintained periodicallymore
Some areas of the country's roads are hazardous
Even while nighttime is mostly safe, some burglaries do occur
Some areas have completely nonfunctional street lighting
In certain areas where criminal activity is encouraged, police patrols does not take placemore
Here, parks are not kept up very well
Today, hygiene is a growing problem
The amount of pollution is rising daily
The cost is hardly noticeable in this case
Government buildings nearby are not very welcoming to tourists
There are no highway connections to other states or cities in Meghalaya state

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