Census ward · DMC, Delhi
# Ward 48, DMC

Ward 48 of DMC, North West district, Delhi, had 45,206 people in 8,294 households at the 2011 Census — the 27th most populous of 42 census wards. Literacy was 81.8%, below the town average of 87.5%.
- 45,206 people (2011)
- 8,294 households
- 27 of 42 by population
- 81.8% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 48, DMC?

■ Ward 48 · ■ DMC average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.8% 87.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 871
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 859 857
- Working population 30.2% 34.2%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 12,444 (91%) · ■ Household industry 529 (4%) · ■ Farming 50 (0%) · ■ Marginal 646 (5%)

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 48

Of every 100 households in Ward 48 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 48 · ■ DMC average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 99%
- Toilet within the home 97% 89%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 4%
- Tap water 98% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 98% 85%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 94% 90%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 1% 3%
- Use banking services 67% 80%
- Television 90% 90%
- Mobile phone 84% 85%
- Computer with internet 1% 26%
- Two-wheeler 27% 43%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 32%
- None of these assets 2% 3%
- Own their home 71% 71%

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

## Other wards of DMC
- Ward 45 62,796 people
- Ward 46 60,882 people
- Ward 47 55,177 people
- Ward 49 39,841 people
- Ward 50 58,558 people
- Ward 51 48,118 people

Full DMC ward list (42 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 48, DMC? 45,206 people in 8,294 households (Census 2011)

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