# Ward 7, Jowai (Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Jowai, Meghalaya 

# Ward 7, Jowai

Ward 7 of Jowai, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, had **1,900 people in 297 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 91.6%, close to the town average of 91.1%.

- 1,900people (2011)
- 297households
- 8 of 13by population
- 91.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Jowai?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Jowai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1189**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**970

Working population ****37.1%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 614 (87%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Farming 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 55 (8%)

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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Jowai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**2%

Tap water ****39%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**4%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****69%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**20%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 41,854 people
- Ward 52,060 people
- Ward 62,814 people
- Ward 8606 people
- Ward 9860 people
- Ward 102,860 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 7, Jowai?1,900 people in 297 households (Census 2011)