Census ward · Gandai, Chhattisgarh
# Ward 8, Gandai

Ward 8 of Gandai, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, had 667 people in 159 households at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 63.4%, below the town average of 69.6%.
- 667 people (2011)
- 159 households
- 14 of 15 by population
- 63.4% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Gandai?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Gandai average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.4% 69.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 1025
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1036 951
- Working population 34.9% 41.2%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 166 (71%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Farming 48 (21%) · ■ Marginal 17 (7%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Gandai average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 95%
- Toilet within the home 23% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 63%
- Tap water 96% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 86%
- Use banking services 42% 46%
- Television 28% 43%
- Mobile phone 28% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 53% 28%
- Own their home 74% 89%

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

## Other wards of Gandai
- Ward 5 642 people
- Ward 6 1,168 people
- Ward 7 867 people
- Ward 9 1,292 people
- Ward 10 948 people
- Ward 11 679 people

Full Gandai ward list (15 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 8, Gandai? 667 people in 159 households (Census 2011)

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