When people talk about Teer in Northeast India, the first name that usually comes up is Shillong Teer. The second is Khanapara. But the game has a third, older-root counter that sits quieter in the Jaintia Hills: Juwai Teer — also commonly spelled Jowai Teer. This article explains what Juwai Teer is, how it works, who runs it, and what makes it different from the other Teer games in Meghalaya.
If you want live Juwai FR and SR numbers, the Juwai Teer Result page updates within minutes of each declaration. This post is about the context — the cultural, organisational, and practical backdrop that makes Juwai Teer its own event.
Juwai (also spelled Jowai) is the headquarters of the West Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. It is the second-largest town in the state after Shillong, and the cultural centre of the Pnar or Jaintia community. The town sits in a valley of rolling hills, surrounded by limestone ridges and pine forests. It has its own distinct dialect (Pnar, closely related to Khasi), its own food traditions, and its own sporting customs — archery among them.
The name Juwai comes from the Pnar language. The English spelling alternates between "Juwai" and "Jowai" across government records, maps, and news sources. Both refer to the same town.
Juwai Teer is an archery-based game held in Juwai. The mechanics are the same as the other Teer games in Meghalaya:
So if 634 arrows hit the target in the First Round, the FR result is 34. If 208 arrows hit in the Second Round, the SR result is 08.
Juwai Teer is organised by Club Juwai, a body of licensed archers and club officials based in the Jaintia Hills. Club Juwai is a distinct organisation from KHASA (Khasi Hills Archery Sports Association), which runs Shillong Teer. The two are independent — different clubs, different archers, different venues.
Club Juwai operates under the same legal framework as other Teer clubs in Meghalaya: the Meghalaya Amusements and Betting Tax Act, 1982 (and subsequent amendments). This is the state legislation that recognises and regulates archery-based games like Teer. Club registration, archer licensing, counter operation, and tax collection all fall under this Act.
💡 Why separate clubs? Teer originated as a localised archery sport practiced by different communities in different parts of Meghalaya. When the state formalised the activity in 1982, each region's archers retained their own clubs and administration. Club Juwai serves the Jaintia Hills community; KHASA serves the Khasi Hills. They cooperate under the same law but operate independently on a day-to-day basis.
Juwai Teer declares its result earlier in the afternoon than both Shillong and Khanapara:
The early timing reflects historical practice — the archery session in Juwai tends to start and finish earlier in the day, giving this counter the distinction of being the first daytime Teer result each day. That's useful for people who follow multiple counters: by the time Shillong and Khanapara declare (3:40–3:45 PM), Juwai has already posted its FR.
The game mechanics look identical across all three daytime counters. But the contextual differences matter:
| Aspect | Juwai Teer | Shillong Teer | Khanapara Teer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Juwai, West Jaintia Hills | Polo Ground, Shillong | Khanapara, near Guwahati |
| Organiser | Club Juwai | KHASA | Khanapara Teer Association |
| FR time | ~3:00 PM | ~3:45 PM | ~3:40 PM |
| SR time | ~3:30 PM | ~4:45 PM | ~4:10 PM |
| Community roots | Pnar / Jaintia | Khasi | Assam-Meghalaya border |
Results across these three counters are completely independent. A Juwai FR of 45 has no bearing on what Shillong or Khanapara will declare. Each is its own archery session with its own archers, arrows, and target. Looking for correlations between them is a misreading of how the game works.
For the Jaintia Hills community, Juwai Teer isn't just a game. It carries the same weight that a traditional sport does in any region — an expression of archery as a living skill. The Pnar community has a long association with archery, both as a practical tool historically and as a community activity today. Juwai Teer is the institutional form of that tradition, formalised under state law.
Walk through Juwai town on any working afternoon and you will see the archery ground in use, licensed clubs preparing, and the local counters ready to announce the result. The rhythm of the day in Juwai is partly set by the Teer schedule — earlier in the afternoon than in Shillong, earlier than in Guwahati, but part of the same shared tradition across Meghalaya.
The official declaration happens at the Juwai counter. For anyone outside Juwai who wants the result quickly:
Like all Teer counters in Meghalaya, Juwai Teer runs Monday through Saturday. There is no session on Sunday. On Meghalaya state public holidays, the session may also be cancelled — check the site on holiday days for a "No session today" indicator.
Juwai Teer (Jowai Teer) is the Jaintia Hills counter of the Meghalaya archery game tradition. Organised by Club Juwai, played in Juwai town, with results declared earlier in the afternoon than its Khasi Hills neighbours, it runs Monday to Saturday under the Meghalaya Amusements and Betting Tax Act. It is a fully independent event — same game mechanics as Shillong and Khanapara Teer, but its own archers, venue, organisation, and result.
If you follow Northeast Teer, Juwai is the early-afternoon counter to watch. By 3:30 PM each working day, its FR and SR numbers are already part of the day's record.
Juwai Teer (also spelled Jowai Teer) is an archery-based game held in Juwai, the headquarters of West Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. Licensed archers shoot arrows at a target, and the last two digits of the total arrows that hit form the declared result. The game is organised by Club Juwai and runs Monday to Saturday.
Yes — Juwai and Jowai refer to the same town. The name comes from the Khasi-Jaintia languages; English spelling varies across sources. Any reference to Juwai Teer, Jowai Teer, or simply "Jaintia Hills Teer" describes the same archery event held in the same town under the same organising body.
Juwai Teer is organised by Club Juwai, a body of licensed archers and administrators in the Jaintia Hills. The club oversees archer registration, venue management, and the official declaration of each round's result. It operates under the framework of the Meghalaya Amusements and Betting Tax Act, the same law that regulates Shillong and Khanapara Teer.
Juwai Teer First Round (FR) result is typically declared at approximately 3:00 PM IST, and the Second Round (SR) result around 3:30 PM IST. These timings are earlier than Shillong and Khanapara Teer, making Juwai Teer the first daytime counter to declare each day.
The game mechanics are the same — archery with a two-digit result — but the organiser, venue, archers, and timing are independent. Juwai Teer runs in the Jaintia Hills under Club Juwai, with earlier result timings (3:00/3:30 PM). Shillong Teer runs at Polo Ground under KHASA. Khanapara Teer runs near Guwahati. Each produces entirely independent results.
Live FR and SR numbers from Juwai, updated within minutes of declaration every weekday.
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