What is Shillong?
[[File:Shillong.jpg|thumb|Shillong]] '''Shillong''' (Khasi: Shillong, Hindi: शिलांग) is a city in [[India]]. Shillong is the capital of [[Meghalaya]]. The [[East Khasi Hills district]] is in Shillong. In 2001, the city had a population of 260,520. Shillong is a major place in north-east India for education, because it has many schools and universities. ==Demographics== As of the 2001 India [[census]],<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref> Shillong had a population of 232,946. Males and females are both 50% of the population. About 80% of people in Shillong can read, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. 83% of males can read, and 78% of women can read. In Shillong, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Khasis make up most of the population. However, the percentage of Khasi people is decreasing because many other people are moving there. People of all the other northeast Indian tribes live in Shillong. Many [[Bengali people|Bengali]], [[Nepal|Nepali]], [[Assamese people|Assamese]], [[Bihari people|Biharis]] and [[Marwaris]] also live there. [[Christianity]] is the main religion in the city. Protestants make up 75% of the Christian population of Shillong and Catholics make up the remaining 25%. A lot of people in Shillong follow the original Khasi religion. There are also many other religions in the city. ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat}} {{wikivoyage|Shillong}} *[http://www.twocircles.net/2008jul21/muslims_shillong_struggling_make_their_presence_felt.html Muslims in Shillong struggling to make their presence felt] - TCN News *[http://www.easternpanorama.in/ Eastern Panorama - Oldest Magazine of North East India] *[http://meghalaya.gov.in/ Meghalaya State Government Portal] *[http://www.shillong.com/ Shillong.com] *[http://www.shillongonline.com/ Shillong Online] *[http://resuonline.wordpress.com Resubelpara]{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[http://www.theshillongtimes.com/ The Shillong Times - North East India Second Oldest Engl