# Ward 16, Guwahati (Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam) – Population

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Census ward · Guwahati, Assam 

# Ward 16, Guwahati

Ward 16 of Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, had **39,056 people in 9,238 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 61 census wards. Literacy was 91.1%, close to the town average of 91.5%.

- 39,056people (2011)
- 9,238households
- 2 of 61by population
- 91.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Guwahati?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Guwahati average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**91.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**939

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 12,426 (89%) · **■** Household industry 357 (3%) · **■** Farming 100 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,075 (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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Guwahati average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**94%

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

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****9%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**87%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**7%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****76%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**23%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****66%**

**54%

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 Guwahati

- Ward 1329,041 people
- Ward 1417,629 people
- Ward 1519,228 people
- Ward 1721,292 people
- Ward 187,431 people
- Ward 1914,957 people

[Full Guwahati ward list (61 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/guwahati/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Guwahati?39,056 people in 9,238 households (Census 2011)