# Ward 8, Jowai (Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Jowai, Meghalaya 

# Ward 8, Jowai

Ward 8 of Jowai, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, had **606 people in 114 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 95.3%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 606people (2011)
- 114households
- 13 of 13by population
- 95.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Jowai?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jowai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1212**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1619**

**970

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 224 (93%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jowai average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

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

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**2%

Tap water ****68%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**4%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****84%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****19%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****27%**

**20%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 52,060 people
- Ward 62,814 people
- Ward 71,900 people
- Ward 9860 people
- Ward 102,860 people
- Ward 111,329 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 8, Jowai?606 people in 114 households (Census 2011)