# Ward 16, Nargund (Gadag, Karnataka) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Nargund, Karnataka 

# Ward 16, Nargund

Ward 16 of Nargund, Gadag district, Karnataka, had **1,135 people in 238 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 77.7%, above the town average of 74.5%.

- 1,135people (2011)
- 238households
- 21 of 23by population
- 77.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Nargund average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**934

Working population ****39.0%**

**41.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 146 (33%) · **■** Household industry 23 (5%) · **■** Farming 257 (58%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Nargund average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**55%

Tap water ****76%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**73%

Use banking services ****57%**

**61%

Television ****74%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****78%**

**69%

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 Nargund

- Ward 131,489 people
- Ward 141,149 people
- Ward 151,168 people
- Ward 172,530 people
- Ward 181,847 people
- Ward 191,179 people

[Full Nargund ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gadag/nargund/nargund/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Nargund?1,135 people in 238 households (Census 2011)