# Ward 72, Patna (Patna, Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Patna, Bihar 

# Ward 72, Patna

Ward 72 of Patna, Patna district, Bihar, had **23,180 people in 3,367 households** at the 2011 Census — the 29th most populous of 73 census wards. Literacy was 54.8%, below the town average of 83.4%.

- 23,180people (2011)
- 3,367households
- 29 of 73by population
- 54.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 72, Patna?

■ Ward 72 · ■ Patna average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**877

Working population ****25.7%**

**30.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,202 (54%) · **■** Household industry 129 (2%) · **■** Farming 1,397 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,227 (21%)

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 72

Of every 100 households in Ward 72 in 2011, 79 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 72 · ■ Patna average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**5%

Tap water ****68%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**80%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**13%

Use banking services ****52%**

**80%

Television ****49%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**11%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**13%

None of these assets ****16%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 6916,618 people
- Ward 7025,563 people
- Ward 7123,818 people
- Ward 7375 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 72, Patna?23,180 people in 3,367 households (Census 2011)