Analytics: India


Jowai AI Report

Date: March 16, 2026

Jowai city, located in Meghalaya, has 7.7% of the state's population. It produces 8.3% of Meghalaya'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 . The city has famous religious sites 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.

The average Assamese Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 3229. Jowai is the 16th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates a high pool of literate assamese population compared to other cities.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Jowai is the 69th highest ranked in AEGR (2011) (District)   . 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

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

The Average Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 1416. Jowai is the 465th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies that this district has a poor police infrastructure compared to other districts.

Jowai is the 411th worst ranked in Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023   out of 768 city/districts of India. 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

Note:

  • 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