Ri-Bhoi district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Meghalaya
- Headquarters
- Nongpoh
- Total
- 2,378 km (918 sq mi)
- Density
- 108.8/km (281.9/sq mi)
- Literacy
- 77.22%
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 ( IST )
- Major highways
- NH-40
- Website
- ribhoi .gov .in
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ri Bhoi District | Government of Meghalaya | District Administration | India
Government of Meghalaya | District Administration
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of India
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Meghalaya
- Capital
- Nongpoh
- Population
- 258840
- Area
- 2378
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- West Khasi Hills district
- Official website
- ribhoi.gov.in
- Households
- 46872
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- topic's main category
- Category:Ri-Bhoi district
- Commons category
- Ri-Bhoi district
- male population
- 132531
- female population
- 126309
- urban population
- 25253
- rural population
- 233587
- inception
- 1992-06-04
- separated from
- East Khasi Hills district
- literate population
- 155859
- illiterate population
- 102981
- short name
- RGH
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Encyclopedic overview
Ri-Bhoi district ( English: /rɪ ˈbɔɪ/) is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India. The district headquarters are located at Nongpoh. The district occupies an area of 2378 km and has a population of 258,840 (as of 2011). As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Meghalaya (out of 7), after South Garo Hills.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ri-Bhoi district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.