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

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Census ward · Patna, Bihar 

# Ward 17, Patna

Ward 17 of Patna, Patna district, Bihar, had **18,672 people in 3,227 households** at the 2011 Census — the 48th most populous of 73 census wards. Literacy was 87.3%, above the town average of 83.4%.

- 18,672people (2011)
- 3,227households
- 48 of 73by population
- 87.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Patna average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**877

Working population ****29.3%**

**30.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,110 (75%) · **■** Household industry 406 (7%) · **■** Farming 123 (2%) · **■** Marginal 840 (15%)

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, 98 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Patna average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****34%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**80%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**13%

Use banking services ****87%**

**80%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**11%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**13%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****68%**

**67%

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 Patna

- Ward 1419,434 people
- Ward 1518,147 people
- Ward 1611,962 people
- Ward 1813,877 people
- Ward 1919,848 people
- Ward 2016,752 people

[Full Patna ward list (73 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/patna-rural/patna/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Patna?18,672 people in 3,227 households (Census 2011)