South Garo Hills district

South Garo Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named South Garo Hills one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[1] South Garo Hills has a sex ratio of 944 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 72.39%.

[7] In 1986 South Garo Hills district became home to Balphakram National Park, which has an area of 220 km2 (84.9 sq mi).

It shares Nokrek National Park (47 km2 (18.1 sq mi), established in 1986) with two other districts.

Pallas's squirrel ( Callosciurus erythraeus ) in Siju Wildlife Sanctuary