# Ward 21, Shillong (East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Shillong, Meghalaya 

# Ward 21, Shillong

Ward 21 of Shillong, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, had **14,009 people in 2,865 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 27 census wards. Literacy was 89.5%, below the town average of 92.8%.

- 14,009people (2011)
- 2,865households
- 1 of 27by population
- 89.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Shillong?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Shillong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**92.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**936

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,936 (94%) · **■** Household industry 110 (2%) · **■** Farming 16 (0%) · **■** Marginal 184 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Shillong average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**3%

Use banking services ****67%**

**83%

Television ****83%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**90%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**18%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****20%**

**26%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Shillong

- Ward 183,875 people
- Ward 194,556 people
- Ward 2010,613 people
- Ward 222,973 people
- Ward 238,161 people
- Ward 243,568 people

[Full Shillong ward list (27 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/shillong-801544/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 21, Shillong?14,009 people in 2,865 households (Census 2011)