Shillong lies at a higher altitude than Kolkata. Due to the presence of the hills, the Bay of Bengal branch of the Southwest Monsoon gets obstructed, resulting in a heavy shower on Shillong. Also, Kolkata is situated to the west of Shillong. The rainfall decreases from east to west in North India. Hence, Kolkata gets less rainfall than Shillong.
because shilong is a hilly area and kolkata is not
The population of Shillong Cantonment is 12,385.
Shillong in India.
Kolkata
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Mount Rainier at 14,410 feet [4,392m].
Kolkata lies more west than where Shillong lies.In simple words,Shillong lies east to Kolkata and so falls first in the path of Bay of Bengal branch of South west monsoon. The general trend of Bay of Bengal monsoon winds that cause rainfall in eastern part of India is from east to west along the Ganga valley over northern plains of the country. As Shillong is situated on the eastern side of Kolkatta,the precipitation occurs first(in the month of June) and then Kolkata(sharply in the month of July)
Thiruvananthapuram and Shillong are on the easternmost tip of India and are among the first cities along the path of the southwest monsoon.Being closer to the sea Thiruvananthapuram gets rains at June and as Shillong is closer to the Himalayan ranges and cooler, gets rain.
Shillong, which is in the northeastern part of India.
Kolkata is bigger than Mumbai. But economically Mumbai generates more GDP than Kolkata.
Shillong's population is 256,997.
there is a lot of people living in kolkata . the population of kolkata is more than that of chennai.
Shillong Polytechnic was created in 1965.
The population of Shillong Cantonment is 12,385.
No, Hyderabad is bigger than Kolkata; the metropolitan area of Kolkata is 184 square kms, while that of Hyderabad is 650 square kms.
Kolkata's population is greater than that of Chennai.
The airport code for Shillong Airport is SHL.
Shillong Chamber Choir was created in 2001.