Shillong City Population - East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Shillong (MB) is a City located in Mylliem Taluk of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. Shillong city has 1623 housholds and town is divided into 27 wards. Shillong city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Shillong city has population of 8214 of which 4262 are males and 3952 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 1018 which is 12.39% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Shillong city is around 927 compared to 989 which is average of Meghalaya state. The literacy rate of Shillong city is 80.93% out of which 81.84% males are literate and 79.96% females are literate. There are 0.35% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 77.37% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shillong city.

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Shillong Population Facts

Number of Households1623
Population8214
Male Population4262 (51.89%)
Female Population3952 (48.11%)
Children Population1018
Sex-ratio927
Literacy80.93%
Male Literacy81.84%
Female Literacy79.96%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %77.37%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0.35%

Map of Shillong, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya