Local businesses in Shillong
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 3
- Teer 2019; Laloo Cable Operator; S. Das Associates
- Government offices: 10
- Powergrid Corporation; Anthropological Survey of India; District Council; Government of Meghalaya - Directorate of horticulture; Government of Meghalaya - Directorate of mineral resources; Government of Meghalaya - Office of the research officer; MUDA; Office Jong Ka Dorbar Shnong Lawjynriew cum Community Hall; Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Directorate; Food Corporation of India
- Colleges and universities: 13
- Mass Communications Dept.; North Eastern Hill University; Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong; St. Anthony's College; NEHU; PGT College; Seng Khasi College; Shillong College; Shillong Commerce College; Synod College
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- No310
- Banks: 17
- Meghalaya Cooperative Apex Bank; Meghalaya Rural Bank; Reserve Bank of India; SBI; Bank of Baroda; ICICI Bank; HDFC Bank; State Bank of India
- Hospitals: 15
- The Children's Hospital; Reid Provincial Chest Hospital; Dr. H. Gordon Robert Hospital (Khasi-Jaintia Presbyterian); CAPF Hospital; CHGS Wellness Centre; Composite Hospital; Jiban Ram Goenka Hospital; John Roberts Hospital; Nigrimes Hospital; R.P. Chest Hospital
Shillong facts
- District
- East Khasi Hills district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 1,43,229
- Area
- about 64.36 sq km, about 1525 m above sea level
- People
- 83.5% literacy
- PIN codes
- 793001 (Shillong )
- Places nearby
- Ward's Lake (Shillong) (artificial lake, 1 km), Lok Bhavan (indian governor's house, 1 km), Don Bosco Technical School (school, 1 km), St. Anthony's Higher Secondary School (minority school, 2 km)
- Culture and food
- Shillong is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya.
- History
- Shillong is named after Lei Shyllong, a deity believed to live on Shillong Peak. It was the capital of Assam under the British and for 25 years after independence, until Meghalaya was formed in 1972.
- Geography
- Shillong lies on the Shillong Plateau, surrounded by hills, three of which are revered in Khasi tradition.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.