# Ward 223, DMC (East, Delhi) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · DMC, Delhi 

# Ward 223, DMC

Ward 223 of DMC, East district, Delhi, had **80,196 people in 17,091 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 91.9%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 80,196people (2011)
- 17,091households
- 1 of 26by population
- 91.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 223, DMC?

■ Ward 223 · ■ DMC average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**867

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 24,837 (93%) · **■** Household industry 697 (3%) · **■** Farming 123 (0%) · **■** Marginal 983 (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 223

Of every 100 households in Ward 223 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Ward 223 · ■ DMC average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**100%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****98%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**93%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**3%

Use banking services ****90%**

**88%

Television ****90%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****18%**

**27%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**27%

None of these assets ****1%**

**2%

Own their home ****62%**

**66%

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 DMC

- Ward 2209,143 people
- Ward 22161,165 people
- Ward 22242,499 people
- Ward 22452,854 people
- Ward 22554,339 people
- Ward 22652,133 people

[Full DMC ward list (26 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/delhi/east/preet-vihar/dmc/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 223, DMC?80,196 people in 17,091 households (Census 2011)