# Ward 17, Guwahati (Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam) – Population

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Census ward · Guwahati, Assam 

# Ward 17, Guwahati

Ward 17 of [Guwahati](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/guwahati/), [Kamrup Metropolitan](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/) district, Assam, had **21,292 people in 5,359 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 61 census wards. Literacy was 89.8%, close to the town average of 91.5%.

- 21,292people (2011)
- 5,359households
- 13 of 61by population
- 89.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Guwahati?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Guwahati average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**91.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**939

Working population ****33.5%**

**39.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,453 (91%) · **■** Household industry 96 (1%) · **■** Farming 105 (1%) · **■** Marginal 470 (7%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Guwahati average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**1%

Tap water ****15%**

**26%

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

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**87%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**7%

Use banking services ****77%**

**84%

Television ****73%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**23%

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

**3%

Own their home ****52%**

**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 1417,629 people
- Ward 1519,228 people
- Ward 1639,056 people
- Ward 187,431 people
- Ward 1914,957 people
- Ward 2011,887 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 17, Guwahati?21,292 people in 5,359 households (Census 2011)