# Ward 8, Digboi (Tinsukia, Assam) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Digboi, Assam 

# Ward 8, Digboi

Ward 8 of Digboi, Tinsukia district, Assam, had **1,339 people in 287 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 8 census wards. Literacy was 87.0%, below the town average of 92.1%.

- 1,339people (2011)
- 287households
- 8 of 8by population
- 87.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Digboi?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Digboi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**92.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**981

Working population ****29.5%**

**34.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 317 (80%) · **■** Farming 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 75 (19%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Digboi average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**2%

Tap water ****80%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**79%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**16%

Use banking services ****75%**

**86%

Television ****61%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**17%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****84%**

**69%

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 Digboi

- Ward 54,385 people
- Ward 62,485 people
- Ward 71,750 people

[Full Digboi ward list (8 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/digboi/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Digboi?1,339 people in 287 households (Census 2011)