# Ward 8, Upleta (Rajkot, Gujarat) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Upleta, Gujarat 

# Ward 8, Upleta

Ward 8 of Upleta, Rajkot district, Gujarat, had **7,708 people in 1,647 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the town average of 82.7%.

- 7,708people (2011)
- 1,647households
- 1 of 12by population
- 82.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Upleta average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**887

Working population ****36.5%**

**35.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,905 (68%) · **■** Household industry 65 (2%) · **■** Farming 456 (16%) · **■** Marginal 384 (14%)

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, 93 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Upleta average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**9%

Tap water ****92%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**23%

Use banking services ****73%**

**66%

Television ****80%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****79%**

**75%

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 Upleta

- Ward 54,148 people
- Ward 63,804 people
- Ward 74,115 people
- Ward 94,460 people
- Ward 105,182 people
- Ward 114,931 people

[Full Upleta ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/rajkot/upleta/upleta/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Upleta?7,708 people in 1,647 households (Census 2011)