# Ward 5, Jowai (Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Jowai, Meghalaya 

# Ward 5, Jowai

Ward 5 of Jowai, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, had **2,060 people in 403 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 94.9%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 2,060people (2011)
- 403households
- 7 of 13by population
- 94.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Jowai?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Jowai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**970

Working population ****36.3%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 699 (94%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 42 (6%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Jowai average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**2%

Tap water ****79%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**82%

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

**4%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****68%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**20%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 23,667 people
- Ward 32,126 people
- Ward 41,854 people
- Ward 62,814 people
- Ward 71,900 people
- Ward 8606 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 5, Jowai?2,060 people in 403 households (Census 2011)