# Ward 5, BBMP (Bangalore, Karnataka) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · BBMP, Karnataka 

# Ward 5, BBMP

Ward 5 of BBMP, Bangalore district, Karnataka, had **52,025 people in 12,387 households** at the 2011 Census — the 37th most populous of 209 census wards. Literacy was 83.2%, below the town average of 88.7%.

- 52,025people (2011)
- 12,387households
- 37 of 209by population
- 83.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, BBMP?

■ Ward 5 · ■ BBMP average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**88.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**942

Working population ****39.3%**

**43.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 16,657 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1,171 (6%) · **■** Farming 699 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,918 (9%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ BBMP average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

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

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****56%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**4%

Use banking services ****53%**

**69%

Television ****78%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**20%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**19%

None of these assets ****6%**

**2%

Own their home ****41%**

**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 236,602 people
- Ward 358,129 people
- Ward 441,986 people
- Ward 671,855 people
- Ward 772,154 people
- Ward 847,546 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 5, BBMP?52,025 people in 12,387 households (Census 2011)