# Ward 8, Hospet (Bellary, Karnataka) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Hospet, Karnataka 

# Ward 8, Hospet

Ward 8 of Hospet, Bellary district, Karnataka, had **4,173 people in 817 households** at the 2011 Census — the 31st most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 64.7%, below the town average of 79.3%.

- 4,173people (2011)
- 817households
- 31 of 35by population
- 64.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Hospet?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Hospet average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**968

Working population ****42.6%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,044 (59%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 634 (36%) · **■** Marginal 91 (5%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 76 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Hospet average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**16%

Tap water ****97%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**38%

Use banking services ****29%**

**54%

Television ****51%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****24%**

**6%

Own their home ****73%**

**57%

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 Hospet

- Ward 55,744 people
- Ward 64,777 people
- Ward 78,987 people
- Ward 97,670 people
- Ward 105,347 people
- Ward 115,258 people

[Full Hospet ward list (35 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bellary/hospet/hospet/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Hospet?4,173 people in 817 households (Census 2011)