Country – India

Time zone - +05:30 

Borders with – in country – Bangladesh

                     In state – Assam

Region – northeast India

Established in – 21 jan 1972

Capital –shillong

Area – 22429sq km

Area rank – 22^nd

Distt – 11

Largest city – shillong

Population – 2964007

Literacy rate – 74.85%

Density – 130/sqkm

Language – khasi, garo

Official language – English

Vidhan sabha members – 60

Lok sabha members – 2

Rajya sabha members – 1

State code – IN-ML

High court – Meghalaya high court

Website – www.Meghalaya.gov.in

Mountain range – Himalayan

Caves – 1.krem liat prah, 2.synrang pamiang,3. jakrem,4. ranikor,

            5. dawki 6.Kshaid dain thlen falls,7. diengiei peak,8. dwarksuid,

           9. kyllang rock 10. sacred forest mawphlang

National parks –balpakram national park, the nokrek national park

                        dawki, thangkharang park,

                        the botanical garden and Lady hydari park.

Water falls – 1.elephant falls, 2.shadthum falls 3. weinia falls,

                 Bishop falls, 4.nohkalikai falls, 5.langshing falls,

Lake – umiam lake(bara pani lake )

Rivers – 1.krishnai 2.kalu 3.bhugai 4.nitai 5.someswari 6.umiyam

               7.maflang 8.kisi 9.gavri 10.umgant

Island - nongkhnum ,Airport – umroi , baljek airport ( for helicopter services )