Browse the place directories and read the reference tables below. Search and interactive comparisons need JavaScript.
Historical geography · Census 2011
Meghalaya towns.
Population and demographic profiles.
22 unique town codes in the imported national PCA workbook for Meghalaya. Source-defined urban units can include outgrowths and more than one component. These are not urban agglomeration totals.
Names, boundaries and status belong to 2011. Current districts and local bodies may differ. The profiles reproduce the original Census units and do not infer present-day totals.
Find a town
22 places
Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
| Place | People · 2011 | Households | Literacy · age 7+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| BaghmaraMeghalaya · code 801539 | 13,131 | 2,351 | 89.79% |
| CherrapunjeeMeghalaya · code 278901 | 11,722 | 2,252 | 92.59% |
| JowaiMeghalaya · code 801545 | 28,430 | 4,942 | 91.1% |
| LawsohtunMeghalaya · code 278362 | 8,214 | 1,623 | 92.38% |
| MadanritingMeghalaya · code 278359 | 29,194 | 5,949 | 92.03% |
| MairangMeghalaya · code 801541 | 14,363 | 2,452 | 88.2% |
| MawlaiMeghalaya · code 278353 | 55,012 | 10,661 | 91.92% |
| MawpatMeghalaya · code 278356 | 6,184 | 1,144 | 87.1% |
| NongksehMeghalaya · code 278360 | 4,846 | 982 | 91.64% |
| NongmynsongMeghalaya · code 278355 | 15,017 | 3,242 | 82.42% |
| NongpohMeghalaya · code 801542 | 17,055 | 3,160 | 82.56% |
| NongstoinMeghalaya · code 801540 | 28,742 | 4,734 | 87.93% |
| NongthymmaiMeghalaya · code 278358 | 38,004 | 8,691 | 93.47% |
| PynthormukhrahMeghalaya · code 278354 | 27,219 | 5,755 | 88.74% |
| ResubelparaMeghalaya · code 801537 | 19,595 | 3,491 | 91.66% |
| ShillongMeghalaya · code 801543 | 11,930 | 2,473 | 85.65% |
| ShillongMeghalaya · code 801544 | 143,229 | 31,025 | 92.81% |
| TuraMeghalaya · code 801536 | 74,858 | 13,743 | 91.33% |
| UmlyngkaMeghalaya · code 278361 | 7,381 | 1,450 | 83.2% |
| UmplingMeghalaya · code 278357 | 8,529 | 1,814 | 91.72% |
| UmroiMeghalaya · code 278071 | 8,198 | 1,300 | 91.16% |
| WilliamnagarMeghalaya · code 801538 | 24,597 | 4,252 | 88.98% |
No matching places. Try another name or clear the filters.
Original sources in this collection
- Census 2011 Basic Population Figures: India, state, district, subdistrict and town, without wards · Archived official file
Each profile and download retains its own workbook, source rows and historical unit. Town component counts are also available in the non-overlapping town-segment download.