Shillong AI Report

Date: September 6, 2025

Shillong city, :location_verb Meghalaya, has 23.6% of the state's population. It produces 8.3% of Meghalaya's Rice production, 8.3% of State's Wheat production, 8.3% of State's Cotton production, 8.3% of State's Potatoes production, 8.3% of State's Banana production, 8.3% of State's Sugarcane production, 8.3% of Meghalaya's Soybean production, and 8.3% of State's Onion production. It's natural resources include 10% of Coal in Meghalaya . It houses notable places of worship Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong are some of the religious sites. The nearest airport is Shillong Airport in Umroi, located 12 Km away.

Shillong is the 242nd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of East Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya State. East Khasi Hills District is 495th highest ranked in population and 472nd ranked in area, in India.

Shillong is the 3rd highest ranked in Assamese Script   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate assamese population compared to other cities.

Shillong is the 3rd highest ranked in # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that the people in this district have shown a greater focus on green energy compared to people in other districts.

Shillong is the 17th highest ranked in Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that the per-bank credit demand in this district is higher than in other districts.

Assamese Script Assamese Script
# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking
Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024) Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024)

Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023
# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)
Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025) Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025)

The Average Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 25014. Shillong is the 714th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies low private sector growth.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Shillong is the 666th worst ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   . This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Shillong is the 649th worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.


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  • 1. Khasi   :   67,154
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   33,521
  • 3. Bengali   :   28,984

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 3

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Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population  : 		:
143,229
City(District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)   		:
242nd
District
Area (km2)   		:
2,752
District
Area (Rank)		 :
472nd
No.of Towns  
in District		 : 13
No. of Villages  
in District 		: 975