Williamnagar
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| State : | Meghalaya | ||
| District : | East Garo Hills | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 30 ′ N , 90 ° 37 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 24,597 (2011) | ||
Williamnagar is a city in the Indian state of Meghalaya . The city is based on a village called Simsanggre , which was later renamed Williamnagar after the first Chief Minister of Meghalaya Williamson A. Sangma .
The city is the capital of the East Garo Hills district . Williamnagar has municipal board status . The city is divided into 10 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census, it had 24,597 inhabitants, of whom 12,735 were men and 11,862 women. Christians make up the majority of the city's population with a share of over 84%. Hindus form a minority of around 10%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 88.9%, well above the national average. 84.6% of the population belong to the Scheduled Tribes .