# Ward 8, Mihijam (Jamtara, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mihijam, Jharkhand 

# Ward 8, Mihijam

Ward 8 of Mihijam, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, had **2,214 people in 462 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 92.0%, above the town average of 83.0%.

- 2,214people (2011)
- 462households
- 8 of 18by population
- 92.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mihijam average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**910

Working population ****27.6%**

**30.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 452 (74%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Farming 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 138 (23%)

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, 96 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mihijam average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**33%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**15%

Use banking services ****88%**

**66%

Television ****79%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****70%**

**79%

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 Mihijam

- Ward 53,165 people
- Ward 63,151 people
- Ward 71,705 people
- Ward 91,720 people
- Ward 101,763 people
- Ward 112,000 people

[Full Mihijam ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/jamtara/jamtara/mihijam/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Mihijam?2,214 people in 462 households (Census 2011)