Mawlai
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| State : | Meghalaya | ||
| District : | East Khasi Hills | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 38 ' N , 91 ° 53' E | ||
| Residents : | 55,012 (2011) | ||
Mawlai is a city in the Indian state of Meghalaya . It is the third largest city in Meghalaya by population.
The city is part of the East Khasi Hills district . Mawlai has the status of a Census Town . The city is divided into 1 wards . It had 55,012 inhabitants on the cut-off date of the 2011 census, of which 26,335 were men and 28,677 were women. Christians make up the majority of the city's population with a share of over 93%. Hindus form a minority of around 3%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 91.9%, well above the national average. 96.9% of the population belong to the Scheduled Tribes .