Census ward · DMC, Delhi
# Ward 256, DMC

Ward 256 of DMC, North East district, Delhi, had 39,740 people in 7,637 households at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 92.8%, above the town average of 83.8%.
- 39,740 people (2011)
- 7,637 households
- 17 of 26 by population
- 92.8% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 256, DMC?

■ Ward 256 · ■ DMC average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.8% 83.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 907 893
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 844 882
- Working population 30.7% 30.5%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 11,130 (91%) · ■ Household industry 632 (5%) · ■ Farming 36 (0%) · ■ Marginal 411 (3%)

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 256

Of every 100 households in Ward 256 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Ward 256 · ■ DMC average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 100%
- Toilet within the home 100% 96%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 1%
- Tap water 99% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 99% 91%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 98% 89%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 2%
- Use banking services 90% 68%
- Television 96% 89%
- Mobile phone 87% 87%
- Computer with internet 19% 6%
- Two-wheeler 60% 42%
- Car / jeep / van 23% 8%
- None of these assets 1% 2%
- Own their home 74% 73%

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

## Other wards of DMC
- Ward 253 54,676 people
- Ward 254 64,804 people
- Ward 255 59,681 people
- Ward 257 56,775 people
- Ward 258 30,094 people
- Ward 259 45,600 people

Full DMC ward list (26 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 256, DMC? 39,740 people in 7,637 households (Census 2011)

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