# Ward 8, Barpeta Road (Barpeta, Assam) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Barpeta Road, Assam 

# Ward 8, Barpeta Road

Ward 8 of Barpeta Road, Barpeta district, Assam, had **4,006 people in 867 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 90.0%, above the town average of 87.2%.

- 4,006people (2011)
- 867households
- 5 of 10by population
- 90.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Barpeta Road?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Barpeta Road average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**918

Working population ****36.7%**

**38.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,372 (93%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 77 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Barpeta Road average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****16%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**92%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**70%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**28%

Use banking services ****79%**

**75%

Television ****74%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**7%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****80%**

**72%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Barpeta Road

- Ward 51,884 people
- Ward 61,279 people
- Ward 73,184 people
- Ward 93,829 people
- Ward 103,489 people

[Full Barpeta Road ward list (10 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/barpeta-road/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Barpeta Road?4,006 people in 867 households (Census 2011)