Census ward · Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
# Ward 242, Jamshedpur

Ward 242 of Jamshedpur, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, had 45,986 people in 9,235 households at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 240 census wards. Literacy was 79.3%, below the town average of 86.4%.
- 45,986 people (2011)
- 9,235 households
- 1 of 240 by population
- 79.3% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 242, Jamshedpur?

■ Ward 242 · ■ Jamshedpur average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.3% 86.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 895 884
- Working population 30.3% 31.2%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 12,171 (87%) · ■ Household industry 302 (2%) · ■ Farming 59 (0%) · ■ Marginal 1,395 (10%)

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.

## Other wards of Jamshedpur
- Ward 239 1,471 people
- Ward 240 1,372 people
- Ward 241 1,194 people

Full Jamshedpur ward list (240 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 242, Jamshedpur? 45,986 people in 9,235 households (Census 2011)

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