Census ward · BBMP, Karnataka
# Ward 16, BBMP

Ward 16 of BBMP, Bangalore district, Karnataka, had 37,959 people in 9,191 households at the 2011 Census — the 111th most populous of 209 census wards. Literacy was 92.5%, above the town average of 88.7%.
- 37,959 people (2011)
- 9,191 households
- 111 of 209 by population
- 92.5% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, BBMP?

■ Ward 16 · ■ BBMP average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.5% 88.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 871 922
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 984 942
- Working population 43.2% 43.8%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 15,172 (93%) · ■ Household industry 212 (1%) · ■ Farming 144 (1%) · ■ Marginal 861 (5%)

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.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ BBMP average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 95% 97%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 2%
- Tap water 66% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 79% 81%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 74% 78%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 7% 4%
- Use banking services 74% 69%
- Television 88% 87%
- Mobile phone 83% 84%
- Computer with internet 17% 20%
- Two-wheeler 50% 46%
- Car / jeep / van 14% 19%
- None of these assets 2% 2%
- Own their home 34% 37%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of BBMP
- Ward 13 41,482 people
- Ward 14 65,113 people
- Ward 15 33,042 people
- Ward 17 49,610 people
- Ward 18 35,122 people
- Ward 19 32,491 people

Full BBMP ward list (209 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 16, BBMP? 37,959 people in 9,191 households (Census 2011)

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