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Shillong AI Report

Date: June 7, 2025

Shillong, located in Meghalaya, has 39.4% of the state's population.

Shillong is the 242^nd 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 495^th highest ranked in population and 472^nd ranked in area, in India.

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

Shillong is the 3^rd highest ranked in 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 17^th highest ranked in 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)

Shillong is the 714^th worst ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies low private sector growth.

Shillong is the 666^th worst ranked in out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Shillong is the 649^th worst ranked in . This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

Shillong City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Shillong Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Pig (20th Cattle Census)	1.94%	4^th	5049
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	0.01%	18^th	5481
COAL (in million tonnes)	COAL (in million tonnes)	1.43%	32^nd	1315
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production	0.01%	89^th	9218
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production	0.02%	114^th	8154
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.05%	120^th	9737
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	0.04%	121^st	9002
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.01%	123^rd	2756
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	0.07%	131^st	3549
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production	0.01%	136^th	4427
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	0.02%	179^th	8221
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production	0.01%	200^th	7677
Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Total Poultry (20th Cattle Census)	0.09%	227^th	4933
Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Sheep (20th Cattle Census)	0.00%	404^th	7861
Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Goat (20th Cattle Census)	0.05%	427^th	7485
Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Cattle (20th Cattle Census)	0.05%	476^th	5285
Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Horse (20th Cattle Census)	0.00%	509^th	1754
Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census)	Number of Bufflo (20th Cattle Census)	0.00%	539^th	6682

Shillong Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Princely State	Princely State	1	Dwara
Famous Church Name	Famous Church Name	1	Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong
Cantt	Cantt	1	East Khasi Hills

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Shillong Airport	Umroi	SHL	12 Km

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of District Hospital	1	20^th	9833

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of Community Health Centers	9	387^th	10454
2	No of Total Hospitals	61	393^rd	2039
3	No of Primary Health Centers	48	395^th	4969
4	No of Hospital Beds	1470	483^rd	9011
5	No of Nurses	3392	489^th	6622

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024)	23	17^th	4230
2	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024)	5533	76^th	1796
3	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	89^th	10820
4	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	93^rd	3291
5	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	14	100^th	3997
6	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024)	1	101^st	8771
7	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	116^th	1924
8	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	382^nd	8239

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	42^nd	8165
2	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	204^th	9914
3	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	252^nd	2039
4	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	343^rd	10266
5	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	403^rd	4247
6	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	183	427^th	4344
7	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	443^rd	5187
8	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	459^th	5262
9	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	23154	479^th	10089
10	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	527^th	7293
11	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	536^th	10644
12	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	11	548^th	6266
13	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	572^nd	9337
14	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	609^th	11056
15	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	28688	615^th	5023

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	84^th	7572
2	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	154^th	3187

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	310^th	2252

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2021)	1	57^th	8159
2	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	11775	67^th	9074
3	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	1484	67^th	3650
4	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023)	1915	105^th	5398
5	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	258	116^th	8475
6	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023)	2	123^rd	7076

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)	29	303^rd	2279
2	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021)	4319	308^th	4660
3	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	193	346^th	3184
4	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	3322	349^th	5061
5	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)	3658	374^th	3423
6	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)	1920	396^th	5690
7	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	334	480^th	6742
8	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	57	500^th	9019
9	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	39460	525^th	1566
10	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	49523	549^th	3405
11	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	555^th	3618
12	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	571^st	1516
13	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)	593	576^th	3572
14	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	6788	582^nd	2747
15	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	6151	635^th	1715
16	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	1085	635^th	10024
17	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	5042	666^th	1820
18	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	442	666^th	8284

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)	1416	79^th	4027
2	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	252^nd	3003

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	344^th	6146

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025)	172612	117^th	11203
2	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	162759	571^st	3731

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024)	122	83^rd	5271
2	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024)	411790	461^st	3572
3	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025)	106	582^nd	4228
4	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025)	135164	649^th	4019

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Assamese Script	3229	3^rd	1940
2	Bengali Script	13153	39^th	6251
3	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	48^th	4825
4	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	107^th	10444

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Gujarati Script	25953	346^th	4789
2	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	396^th	10099
3	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	436^th	4666
4	Kannada Script	23603	438^th	7054
5	Telugu Script	39429	444^th	2122
6	Tamil Script	23886	470^th	5536
7	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	472^nd	5947
8	Marathi Script	27903	508^th	4298
9	English Multilingual Population	50193	584^th	6454
10	Odia Script	5442	597^th	5795
11	Malayalam Script	6112	613^th	8449
12	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	666^th	6132
13	Latin Script (English)	2647	715^th	3852

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)	656764	106^th	9357
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022)	240	160^th	7062
3	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	383^rd	5490

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	566	3^rd	5009
2	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	127^th	7329
3	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	162^nd	1456
4	# of Inhabited Villages	777	253^rd	7546

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	294^th	1665
2	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	305^th	6104
3	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	314^th	1262
4	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	348^th	1528
5	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	432^nd	1319
6	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	437^th	1567
7	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	471^st	10628
8	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	513^th	4362
9	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	546^th	9380

Population: 143,229 | Population Rank: 242^nd

Area (KM²): 2,752 | Area Rank: 472^nd

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023	1938	24^th	3264
2	Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023	6050	35^th	2662
3	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	109^th	6115

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	223^rd	8152
2	# of Companies,2023	1876	311^th	5121
3	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	345^th	2183
4	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	684^th	8768
5	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	702^nd	9698
6	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	714^th	4721

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

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

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

Basic Details

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

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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