Census ward · Guwahati, Assam
# Ward 56, Guwahati

Ward 56 of Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, had 26,625 people in 6,337 households at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 61 census wards. Literacy was 91.2%, close to the town average of 91.5%.
- 26,625 people (2011)
- 6,337 households
- 9 of 61 by population
- 91.2% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 56, Guwahati?

■ Ward 56 · ■ Guwahati average
- Literacy (age 7+) 91.2% 91.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 955 939
- Working population 37.5% 39.1%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 8,257 (83%) · ■ Household industry 89 (1%) · ■ Farming 38 (0%) · ■ Marginal 1,589 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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 56

Of every 100 households in Ward 56 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 56 · ■ Guwahati average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 94%
- Toilet within the home 98% 98%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 1%
- Tap water 11% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 85% 85%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 87% 87%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 8% 7%
- Use banking services 83% 84%
- Television 79% 80%
- Mobile phone 90% 87%
- Computer with internet 4% 12%
- Two-wheeler 30% 32%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 23%
- None of these assets 3% 3%
- Own their home 56% 54%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Guwahati
- Ward 53 14,890 people
- Ward 54 24,226 people
- Ward 55 13,670 people
- Ward 57 13,359 people
- Ward 58 31,876 people
- Ward 59 25,709 people

Full Guwahati ward list (61 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 56, Guwahati? 26,625 people in 6,337 households (Census 2011)

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