Jowai AI Report

Date: January 27, 2026

Jowai city, located in Meghalaya, has 7.7% of the state's population. It produces 8.3% of State's Potatoes production, 8.3% of State's Banana production, and 8.3% of State's Onion production. It's natural resources include 10% of Coal in Meghalaya . Known for it's spiritual landmarks Cathedral of St. Theresa of Lisieux of the Diocese of Jowai are some of the religious sites.

Jowai is the 578th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of West Jaintia Hills District in Meghalaya State. West Jaintia Hills District is ranked 665th in population and 623rd in area across India.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Jowai is the 16th highest ranked in Assamese Script   . This indicates a high pool of literate assamese population compared to other cities.

The average AEGR (2011) (District)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 1. Jowai is the 69th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Jowai is the 69th highest ranked in Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)   . This implies that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

Assamese Script Assamese Script
AEGR (2011) (District) AEGR (2011) (District)
Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)

# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)
Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020) Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)
Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023

The Average # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 5042. Jowai is the 516th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Jowai is the 465th worst ranked in Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)   . This implies that this district has a poor police infrastructure compared to other districts.

Jowai, Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023   में 768 शहरों/जिलों में से 411th सबसे खराब रैंक पर है। This implies relatively low structured employment due to this location not being a highly urbanized district and/or not a high GDP top 40 metropolis.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

नोट:

  • 1. Khasi   :   26,380
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   6,654
  • 3. Hindi   :   494

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
28,430
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
578th
District
Area (km2)  
:
1,693
District
Area (Rank)
:
623rd
No.of Towns  
in District
: 0
No. of Villages  
in District
: 0