Village · Umling, Ribhoi # Jowe Jowe is a village in Umling sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793102. The 2011 Census counted 268 people in 45 households, the 104th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 268 people (2011) - 45 households - 87.8% literacy - 793102 PIN code ## Jowe PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jowe is 793102. Jowe falls in Umling sub-district, Ribhoi district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793102 - Community development block Umling - Census village code 277548 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jowe from nearby towns? - Umling (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Nongpoh (district HQ) 26 km by road - Nongpoh (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jowe? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Jowe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Diwon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nongpoh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Jowe Of every 100 households in Jowe in 2011, 51 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jowe · ■ Umling rural average - Electricity for lighting 51% 76% - Toilet within the home 73% 74% - No toilet (open defecation) 27% 22% - Tap water 100% 49% - Drinking water within premises 0% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87% - Use banking services 18% 40% - Television 20% 40% - Mobile phone 76% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 13% 24% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jowe? ■ Jowe · ■ Umling rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.8% 77.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 973 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 618 934 - Working population 39.9% 40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 86.7% for women. 39% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (98%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Umling - Umpyrdong 277 people - Lum Nongthymmai Byrnihat 276 people - Kongripara 272 people - Pahamjri 272 people - Amphrangiri 267 people - Umsohkhar 266 people - Upper Bagan 254 people - Pahamshken 249 people All 223 villages in Umling ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jowe? 793102 - How far is Jowe from Nongpoh? 26 km by road - What is the population of Jowe? 268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jowe in? Ribhoi district (Umling sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Jowe? 87.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/ribhoi/umling/jowe/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.