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

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Census ward · Sitamarhi, Bihar 

# Ward 17, Sitamarhi

Ward 17 of Sitamarhi, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, had **2,434 people in 516 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 28 census wards. Literacy was 84.8%, above the town average of 77.3%.

- 2,434people (2011)
- 516households
- 11 of 28by population
- 84.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sitamarhi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**899

Working population ****25.8%**

**27.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 559 (89%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Farming 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%)

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, 89 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sitamarhi average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**21%

Tap water ****7%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**77%

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

**59%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**38%

Use banking services ****86%**

**63%

Television ****71%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****87%**

**85%

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 Sitamarhi

- Ward 143,328 people
- Ward 152,386 people
- Ward 162,265 people
- Ward 182,513 people
- Ward 192,079 people
- Ward 202,741 people

[Full Sitamarhi ward list (28 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/sitamarhi/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Sitamarhi?2,434 people in 516 households (Census 2011)