West
Khasi District in Census 2011
Area, Population & Sex Ratio Total Population
Total : 385,601
Male : 194,628
Female : 190,973
Under 6 population
Total : 86626
Male : 43867
Female : 42759
Brief About West Khasi
District West Khasihills History
HISTORY WestKhasiHills, presently
the largest
district of Meghalaya,was carved out of the erstwhile Khasi Hills District
on the 28th October, 1976. In the same
year, on 10th November, the Mairang Civil Subdivision
was inaugurated, whereas the Mawkyrwat Block was converted into an
Administrative unit. With the upgradation of
Mawkyrwat into a full-fledged Sub-Division
on June 26th 1982,
the District now comprises of three Sub-Divisions (including
the Sadar Sub-Division), one Administrative Unit viz., Mawshynrut
which came into being on the9th February, 1996 and 6 (six)
C & R D Blocks viz., Nongstoin, Mairang, Mawkyrwat,
Mawshynrut,Ranikor including Mawthadraishan
Block which was created
vide Govt. Notification NO.CDD.232/89/Pt/61,
dt. 20th March, 2001.
Area & Location
TheDistrictliesinthecentralpart of the State of Meghalaya and
is situated between approximately 25degrees10'and25degrees51'N latitude, and between 90 degrees
44' and 91 degrees 49' Elongitude.It
is bounded on the north-west by Kamrup district of Assam,on the north-east by Ri Bhoi district,
on the east byEastKhasiHillsdistrict,on the south by Bangladesh, on the
west by East Garo and SouthGaro Hills districts.The district comprisesanareaofabout5,247sq.kms which is 23 percent
of the total area of the state. Nongstoin, covering an area of
about 76.00 Sq. Kms, is the Headquarter of the District.
Climate
The
climate of the district is mildly tropical in the northern and
southern foothills, while in the central upland zone, the climate
is temperate and places at medium altitude in the northern, western
and southern parts of the district, experience sub-tropical climate.
The district is influenced
by the South- West monsoon and rainfall is assured during summer,
but differs greatly in intensity from area to area within the
district.The average rainfall ranges from 1200 mm to 3000 mm per
annum.
Voice
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NGO
Database for this district
Total NGOs
FCRA NGOs
FCRA NGOs (1 crore plus)*
Recommended NGOs
* NGOs which received over Rs 1 crore FCRA donations
in 2011-12
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