# Ward 8, Okha (Jamnagar, Gujarat) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Okha, Gujarat 

# Ward 8, Okha

Ward 8 of Okha, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, had **4,070 people in 810 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 63.3%, below the town average of 67.6%.

- 4,070people (2011)
- 810households
- 9 of 14by population
- 63.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Okha average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**917

Working population ****28.7%**

**29.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,145 (98%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 16 (1%)

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, 88 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Okha average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**31%

Tap water ****71%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**50%

Use banking services ****50%**

**59%

Television ****54%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**13%

Own their home ****89%**

**80%

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 Okha

- Ward 54,203 people
- Ward 64,381 people
- Ward 78,114 people
- Ward 95,103 people
- Ward 101,717 people
- Ward 113,450 people

[Full Okha ward list (14 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/okhamandal/okha/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Okha?4,070 people in 810 households (Census 2011)