# Ward 12, Jowai (Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Jowai, Meghalaya 

# Ward 12, Jowai

Ward 12 of Jowai, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, had **2,314 people in 296 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 92.1%, close to the town average of 91.1%.

- 2,314people (2011)
- 296households
- 5 of 13by population
- 92.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Jowai?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Jowai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**970

Working population ****36.6%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 748 (88%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 98 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Jowai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****73%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**4%

Use banking services ****87%**

**84%

Television ****84%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**20%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****75%**

**51%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Jowai

- Ward 9860 people
- Ward 102,860 people
- Ward 111,329 people
- Ward 13728 people

[Full Jowai ward list (13 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/jowai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Jowai?2,314 people in 296 households (Census 2011)