State of India
Meghalaya
मेघालयMeghalaya is a state of India. It covers about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²), the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and 1.04× the size of Belize. About 3.0 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata · 3.1% below our measure |
| Share of India | 0.7%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 24th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 128 people per km² |
| Capital | Shillong |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 26°N |
| Type | StateIN-ML |
What the numbers say about Meghalaya
- Meghalaya covers 0.7% of the area of India and ranks 24th of 36 by both area and population.
- It would take 136 states and union territories the size of Meghalaya to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 14.8× the size of Meghalaya; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Manipur (21,700 km², 1.07×) and Mizoram (21,200 km², 1.09×).
- Counted as a country, Meghalaya would be larger than 90 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 150th by area, between Rwanda (25,300 km²) and Belize (22,300 km²).
- With 3.0 million people it would rank 137th of 238 by population.
- Meghalaya has 128 people per km², about the density of Syria, which has 128 per km².
- That makes Meghalaya the 29th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 32% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large in area, so Meghalaya looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Meghalaya stretches about 120 km north to south and 303 km east to west.
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaBeijing1.42× · 16,300 km²PeopleTibet81% · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaNew Hampshire0.95× · 24,300 km²PeopleMississippi1.00× · 3.0 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaMecklenburg-Western Pomerania1.00× · 23,200 km²PeopleSchleswig-Holstein1.00× · 3.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreaBrittany85% · 27,300 km²PeopleBourgogne-Franche-Comté1.06× · 2.8 million (2022)
- ItalyAreaTuscany1.01× · 23,000 km²PeopleTuscany80% · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreaValencian Community0.99× · 23,300 km²PeopleGalicia1.10× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreaIwate1.49× · 15,500 km²PeopleIbaraki1.04× · 2.9 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaSergipe1.07× · 21,600 km²PeopleFederal District1.05× · 2.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleAlberta70% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleWestern Australia0.99× · 3.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaTabasco0.96× · 24,100 km²PeopleSinaloa1.00× · 3.0 million (2015)
- ThailandAreaChiang Mai1.02× · 22,800 km²PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.13× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Meghalaya sits in India
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12