Census ward · Jowai, Meghalaya
# Ward 1, Jowai

Ward 1 of Jowai, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, had 5,312 people in 981 households at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 90.5%, close to the town average of 91.1%.
- 5,312 people (2011)
- 981 households
- 1 of 13 by population
- 90.5% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Jowai?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Jowai average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.5% 91.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1061 1079
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 970
- Working population 36.2% 37.6%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 1,724 (90%) · ■ Household industry 8 (0%) · ■ Farming 11 (1%) · ■ Marginal 181 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Jowai average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 98%
- Toilet within the home 100% 96%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 2%
- Tap water 78% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 83% 82%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 2% 4%
- Use banking services 79% 84%
- Television 77% 75%
- Mobile phone 88% 84%
- Computer with internet 3% 4%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 19% 20%
- None of these assets 4% 6%
- Own their home 39% 51%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Jowai
- Ward 2 3,667 people
- Ward 3 2,126 people
- Ward 4 1,854 people

Full Jowai ward list (13 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 1, Jowai? 5,312 people in 981 households (Census 2011)

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