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Jowai AI Report

Date: February 17, 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 State . It houses notable places of worship 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.

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.

Jowai is the 69th highest ranked in Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)   out of 768 city/districts of India. 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

Jowai is the 516th worst ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 768 city/districts of India. 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.

The Average Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 37084. Jowai is the 411th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. 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