Census ward · Motihari, Bihar
# Ward 23, Motihari

Ward 23 of Motihari, Purba Champaran district, Bihar, had 3,174 people in 641 households at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 38 census wards. Literacy was 94.5%, above the town average of 84.9%.
- 3,174 people (2011)
- 641 households
- 20 of 38 by population
- 94.5% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Motihari?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Motihari average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.5% 84.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 859
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 701 837
- Working population 26.9% 26.7%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 636 (74%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Farming 98 (11%) · ■ Marginal 109 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Motihari average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 73%
- Toilet within the home 97% 84%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 14%
- Tap water 34% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 96% 84%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 90% 67%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 7% 30%
- Use banking services 95% 73%
- Television 81% 61%
- Mobile phone 94% 80%
- Computer with internet 9% 5%
- Two-wheeler 60% 38%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 8%
- None of these assets 2% 7%
- Own their home 84% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Motihari
- Ward 20 1,726 people
- Ward 21 2,909 people
- Ward 22 3,279 people
- Ward 24 2,038 people
- Ward 25 2,971 people
- Ward 26 5,355 people

Full Motihari ward list (38 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 23, Motihari? 3,174 people in 641 households (Census 2011)

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