# Ward 198, BBMP (Bangalore, Karnataka) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · BBMP, Karnataka 

# Ward 198, BBMP

Ward 198 of BBMP, Bangalore district, Karnataka, had **50,440 people in 12,687 households** at the 2011 Census — the 44th most populous of 209 census wards. Literacy was 84.9%, below the town average of 88.7%.

- 50,440people (2011)
- 12,687households
- 44 of 209by population
- 84.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 198, BBMP?

■ Ward 198 · ■ BBMP average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**88.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1001**

**942

Working population ****42.0%**

**43.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 18,256 (86%) · **■** Household industry 326 (2%) · **■** Farming 578 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,022 (10%)

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 198

Of every 100 households in Ward 198 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 198 · ■ BBMP average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**2%

Tap water ****61%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**4%

Use banking services ****57%**

**69%

Television ****82%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**20%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**19%

None of these assets ****4%**

**2%

Own their home ****43%**

**37%

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 BBMP

- Ward 19557,335 people
- Ward 19645,608 people
- Ward 19762,057 people
- Ward 1993,387 people
- Ward 2004,606 people
- Ward 2016,218 people

[Full BBMP ward list (209 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/area-not-under-any-sub-district/bbmp/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 198, BBMP?50,440 people in 12,687 households (Census 2011)