# Ward 3, Shillong (East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya) – Population (2)

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Census ward · Shillong, Meghalaya 

# Ward 3, Shillong

Ward 3 of Shillong, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, had **5,437 people in 1,240 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 27 census wards. Literacy was 95.8%, above the town average of 92.8%.

- 5,437people (2011)
- 1,240households
- 8 of 27by population
- 95.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Shillong?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Shillong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%**

**92.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**936

Working population ****39.7%**

**38.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,053 (95%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 100 (5%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Shillong average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****91%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**3%

Use banking services ****95%**

**83%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**90%

Computer with internet ****18%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Shillong

- Ward 111,537 people
- Ward 23,266 people
- Ward 42,753 people
- Ward 54,908 people
- Ward 64,888 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 3, Shillong?5,437 people in 1,240 households (Census 2011)