Baghmara
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| State : | Meghalaya | ||
| District : | South Garo Hills | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 13 ' N , 90 ° 38' E | ||
| Height : | 349 m | ||
| Residents : | 13,131 (2011) | ||
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Baghmara is a city in the Indian state of Meghalaya . It is located near the border with Bangladesh .
The city is the capital of the South Garo Hills district . Baghmara has the status of a Municipal Board . The city is divided into 13 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census it had 13,131 inhabitants, of which 6,700 were men and 6,431 were women. Christians make up the majority of the city's population with a share of over 84%. Hindus form a minority of around 14%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 89.8%, well above the national average. 85.1% of the population belong to the Scheduled Tribes . The majority of the population belongs to the Garo .