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Wikipedia / Williamnagar

Williamnagar, formerly known as Simsanggre, is the headquarters of East Garo Hills district in the state of Meghalaya in India.

History

Williamnagar, the headquarters complex of the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, one of the states of northeastern 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 of Simsanggre, on the vast plainlands along the bank of the Simsang River, in 1976 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 a skirmish at Chisobibra, on the outskirts of Williamnagar, on 12 December 1837.

Demographics

India census, 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.

Places of interest

  1. Pa.Togan N Sangma Memorial Park, Chisobibra

  2. Simsang River

  3. Jadi Dare Park

  4. Chibok Dare(Falls)

  5. Mrik Wari

  6. Rongon (Swimming)

  7. Me Dare(Falls)

  8. Gitcham(old) Balpakram

  9. Bansamgre Picnic Spot

  10. Bansamgre Fish Sanctuary

  11. Nengmandal Fish Sanctuary

  12. Do.be Dare(Falls)

  13. Siju Caves

  14. Chokpot Falls

  15. Katta Beel Lake

  16. Rongsu Falls

Schools and colleges

Schools

Colleges

References