# Ward 5, Makum (Tinsukia, Assam) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Makum, Assam 

# Ward 5, Makum

Ward 5 of Makum, Tinsukia district, Assam, had **1,146 people in 269 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 8 census wards. Literacy was 86.4%, above the town average of 79.3%.

- 1,146people (2011)
- 269households
- 8 of 8by population
- 86.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Makum?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Makum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**849

Working population ****35.9%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 201 (49%) · **■** Household industry 25 (6%) · **■** Farming 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 176 (43%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 78 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Makum average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**3%

Tap water ****11%**

**7%

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

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**34%

Use banking services ****69%**

**72%

Television ****54%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**9%

Own their home ****78%**

**62%

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 Makum

- Ward 22,441 people
- Ward 32,176 people
- Ward 43,362 people
- Ward 61,899 people
- Ward 71,272 people
- Ward 82,510 people

[Full Makum ward list (8 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/makum/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Makum?1,146 people in 269 households (Census 2011)