Census ward · Shillong, Meghalaya
# Ward 23, Shillong

Ward 23 of Shillong, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, had 8,161 people in 1,865 households at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 27 census wards. Literacy was 96.4%, above the town average of 92.8%.
- 8,161 people (2011)
- 1,865 households
- 4 of 27 by population
- 96.4% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Shillong?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Shillong average
- Literacy (age 7+) 96.4% 92.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 1042
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 961 936
- Working population 39.4% 38.3%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 3,122 (97%) · ■ Household industry 14 (0%) · ■ Farming 3 (0%) · ■ Marginal 74 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 28 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Shillong average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 99%
- Toilet within the home 98% 98%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 1%
- Tap water 97% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 95% 86%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 86% 63%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 3% 3%
- Use banking services 93% 83%
- Television 91% 84%
- Mobile phone 92% 90%
- Computer with internet 15% 9%
- Two-wheeler 14% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 28% 18%
- None of these assets 1% 3%
- Own their home 25% 26%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Shillong
- Ward 20 10,613 people
- Ward 21 14,009 people
- Ward 22 2,973 people
- Ward 24 3,568 people
- Ward 25 5,218 people
- Ward 26 6,319 people

Full Shillong ward list (27 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 23, Shillong? 8,161 people in 1,865 households (Census 2011)

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