Geographical Distribution
The Garos are mainly distributed over the Kamrup, Goalpara and Karbi Anglong districts of Assam, Garo Hills in Meghalaya, and substantial numbers, about 200,000 are found in greater Mymensingh (Tangail, Jamalpur, Sherpore, Netrakona) and Gazipur, Rangpur, Sunamgonj, Sylhet, Moulovibazar district of Bangladesh. It is estimated that total Garo population in India and Bangladesh together were about 2 million in 2001.
Garos are also found scattered in the state of Tripura. The recorded Garo population was around 6,000 in 1971. In a recent survey conducted by the newly revived Tripura Garo Union revealed that the number of Garos have increased to about 15000, spreading to all the four districts of Tripura.
Garos also form minority in Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Dinajpur of West Bengal. As well as in Nagaland, the present generation of Garos forming minority do not speak the ethnic language anymore.
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