Jawai

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  ?Jawai
Meghalaya • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Jaintia Hills
Population 25,023 (2001)

Jawai is a city and a municipal board in Jaintia Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Jawai had a population of 25,023. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Jawai has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 75%. In Jawai, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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