# Ward 3, Jowai (Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Jowai, Meghalaya 

# Ward 3, Jowai

Ward 3 of Jowai, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, had **2,126 people in 434 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the town average of 91.1%.

- 2,126people (2011)
- 434households
- 6 of 13by population
- 88.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Jowai?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Jowai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**970

Working population ****39.7%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 811 (96%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 31 (4%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Jowai average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**96%

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

**2%

Tap water ****65%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**4%

Use banking services ****68%**

**84%

Television ****69%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**20%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****23%**

**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 15,312 people
- Ward 23,667 people
- Ward 41,854 people
- Ward 52,060 people
- Ward 62,814 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 3, Jowai?2,126 people in 434 households (Census 2011)