# Ward 17, Gaya (Gaya, Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Gaya, Bihar 

# Ward 17, Gaya

Ward 17 of Gaya, Gaya district, Bihar, had **6,422 people in 1,048 households** at the 2011 Census — the 41st most populous of 54 census wards. Literacy was 91.8%, above the town average of 81.5%.

- 6,422people (2011)
- 1,048households
- 41 of 54by population
- 91.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Gaya average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**896

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**917

Working population ****30.5%**

**31.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,205 (62%) · **■** Household industry 144 (7%) · **■** Farming 35 (2%) · **■** Marginal 574 (29%)

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, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Gaya average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

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

**83%

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

**15%

Tap water ****38%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**20%

Use banking services ****88%**

**74%

Television ****79%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****75%**

**80%

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 Gaya

- Ward 1410,474 people
- Ward 157,279 people
- Ward 166,901 people
- Ward 184,365 people
- Ward 195,139 people
- Ward 204,576 people

[Full Gaya ward list (54 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/gaya/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Gaya?6,422 people in 1,048 households (Census 2011)