- Williamnagar
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state_name = Meghalaya
district = East Garo Hills
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footnotes =Williamnagar is the headquarters of
East Garo Hills district in the state ofMeghalaya inIndia .History
Williamnagar, the headquarter-complex of the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, one of the states of North-Eastern
India was christened after Captain Williamson A. Sangma, the founding Chief Minister of the State of Meghalaya. The township was planned around the erstwhile village ofSimsanggre , on the vast plainlands along the bank of theSimsang River , in1976 after the Garo Hills district of yesteryear was re-organised to carve out a new district called East Garo Hills District.The place where Williamnagar is situated has historical importance as it was here that the Garos made their last major resistance to the British intrusion into Garo Hills during the year
1837 . The legendary Garo leader Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma was felled by the British, in skirmish, atChisobibra , on the outskirts of Williamnagar, on12th December 1837.Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Williamnagar had a population of 18,251. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Williamnagar has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 64%. In Williamnagar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.References
External links
* [http://eastgarohills.gov.in East Garo Hills District Administration Official Website]
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