# Ward 42, Ranchi (Ranchi, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ranchi, Jharkhand 

# Ward 42, Ranchi

Ward 42 of Ranchi, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, had **15,788 people in 3,150 households** at the 2011 Census — the 37th most populous of 55 census wards. Literacy was 80.8%, below the town average of 87.4%.

- 15,788people (2011)
- 3,150households
- 37 of 55by population
- 80.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 42, Ranchi?

■ Ward 42 · ■ Ranchi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**899

Working population ****35.5%**

**31.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,052 (72%) · **■** Household industry 112 (2%) · **■** Farming 79 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,363 (24%)

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 42

Of every 100 households in Ward 42 in 2011, 74 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 42 · ■ Ranchi average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**14%

Tap water ****78%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**14%

Use banking services ****61%**

**80%

Television ****65%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**45%

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

**14%

None of these assets ****16%**

**5%

Own their home ****71%**

**64%

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 Ranchi

- Ward 3919,420 people
- Ward 4013,977 people
- Ward 4116,208 people
- Ward 4321,354 people
- Ward 4420,509 people
- Ward 4523,597 people

[Full Ranchi ward list (55 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/ranchi/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 42, Ranchi?15,788 people in 3,150 households (Census 2011)