Meghalaya - At a glance777
Area: 83,743 km2
Population: 2,964,007 (2011 Census)
Major Tribes: 3
Literacy Rate: 75.48 %
Language(s): Khasi, Pnar, Garo & English
Border: Assam in the North, Bangladesh in the South
Capital: Shillong
Airport: Guwahati in Assam (103 km from Shillong) Umroi (35 km from Shillong) for small aircrafts
Economy: Predominantly an agrarian economy. The important crops of the state are potato, rice, maize,pineapple, banana.
GDP: 17,459 (2010-11) - Rupees in crores
Important industries: Agro Based Industries , Horticulture - Based Units, Tissue Culture and Orchid Units, Spices Oleoresin and other Essential Oils Units, Medicinal Plants, Tea and Rubber, Animal Husbandry and Meat Processing Industries, Mineral based Industries like high-grade limestone, coal, granite, silimanite, Industrial clay, quartz, feldspar, etc.
Major Towns: Shillong, Jowai, Nongpoh, Tura, William Nagar, Baghmara, Nongstoin
Important Resources: Coal, Limestone, Petroleum, Granite, Sillimanite, Iron ore, Clay, Quartzite
Advantages:
- Store House of Natural Resources
- Liberal Industrial Policy
- Absence of Labour Unions
- Skilled Man Power
- Locational Advantage for South East Asia Market
Export prospects of Meghalaya:
- Coal
- Limestone / Quicklime
- Quartz stone
- Boulders
- Oranges
- Raw hide
