# Ward 8, Silvassa (Dadra & Nagar Haveli – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 

# Ward 8, Silvassa

Ward 8 of Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, had **5,057 people in 1,245 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 86.7%, below the town average of 91.0%.

- 5,057people (2011)
- 1,245households
- 10 of 15by population
- 86.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Silvassa average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****757**

**755

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**856

Working population ****43.1%**

**41.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,967 (90%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Farming 89 (4%) · **■** Marginal 82 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Silvassa average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**9%

Tap water ****45%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**79%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**8%

Use banking services ****68%**

**80%

Television ****67%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**12%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****54%**

**38%

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 Silvassa

- Ward 53,997 people
- Ward 62,926 people
- Ward 73,462 people
- Ward 93,024 people
- Ward 107,654 people
- Ward 115,948 people

[Full Silvassa ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/silvassa/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Silvassa?5,057 people in 1,245 households (Census 2011)