# Ward 2, Silchar (Cachar, Assam) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Silchar, Assam 

# Ward 2, Silchar

Ward 2 of Silchar, Cachar district, Assam, had **7,229 people in 1,606 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 93.7%, above the town average of 90.6%.

- 7,229people (2011)
- 1,606households
- 10 of 30by population
- 93.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Silchar?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Silchar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**90.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**924

Working population ****33.6%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,203 (91%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 206 (8%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Silchar average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****97%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**70%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**24%

Use banking services ****73%**

**72%

Television ****74%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****62%**

**58%

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 Silchar

- Ward 16,057 people
- Ward 310,933 people
- Ward 44,084 people
- Ward 518,493 people

[Full Silchar ward list (30 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/silchar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Silchar?7,229 people in 1,606 households (Census 2011)