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Jowai population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Meghalaya, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 28,430 people
Households 4,942 PCA households
Literacy rate 91.1% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.58% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 28,430 13,675 14,755 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,857 1,958 1,899 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 22,387 10,760 11,627 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 91.1% 91.83% 90.44% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 102 60 42 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 25,941 12,249 13,692 Total workersCensus workers 10,684 5,894 4,790 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.58% 43.1% 32.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 9,270 5,193 4,077 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,414 701 713 Non-workerspeople 17,746 7,781 9,965
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,942 households and 28,430 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.57% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.83% for males and 90.44% for females. Of 10,684 workers, 86.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 36 7 Agricultural labourers 29 13 Household industry workers 47 19 Other workers 9,158 1,375
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Jowai (M) 299 01996 28,430
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.