# Ward 8, Pen (Raigarh, Maharashtra) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Pen, Maharashtra 

# Ward 8, Pen

Ward 8 of Pen, Raigarh district, Maharashtra, had **1,563 people in 304 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 88.1%, below the town average of 91.4%.

- 1,563people (2011)
- 304households
- 16 of 18by population
- 88.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Pen average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**911

Working population ****36.5%**

**36.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 506 (89%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Farming 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 39 (7%)

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, 97 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Pen average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%**

**91%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**4%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****82%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****94%**

**71%

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 Pen

- Ward 51,340 people
- Ward 62,119 people
- Ward 72,121 people
- Ward 91,755 people
- Ward 101,633 people
- Ward 112,366 people

[Full Pen ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/pen/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Pen?1,563 people in 304 households (Census 2011)