# Ward 257, DMC (North East, Delhi) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · DMC, Delhi 

# Ward 257, DMC

Ward 257 of DMC, North East district, Delhi, had **56,775 people in 9,471 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the town average of 83.8%.

- 56,775people (2011)
- 9,471households
- 9 of 26by population
- 86.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 257, DMC?

■ Ward 257 · ■ DMC average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**83.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**882

Working population ****28.5%**

**30.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 13,517 (84%) · **■** Household industry 1,299 (8%) · **■** Farming 108 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,246 (8%)

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 257

Of every 100 households in Ward 257 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 257 · ■ DMC average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**100%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**96%

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

**1%

Tap water ****93%**

**89%

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

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**89%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**2%

Use banking services ****79%**

**68%

Television ****91%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**42%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**8%

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

**2%

Own their home ****76%**

**73%

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 25464,804 people
- Ward 25559,681 people
- Ward 25639,740 people
- Ward 25830,094 people
- Ward 25945,600 people
- Ward 26018,680 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 257, DMC?56,775 people in 9,471 households (Census 2011)