# Ward 8, Williamnagar (East Garo Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Williamnagar, Meghalaya 

# Ward 8, Williamnagar

Ward 8 of Williamnagar, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, had **1,771 people in 254 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the town average of 89.0%.

- 1,771people (2011)
- 254households
- 6 of 10by population
- 87.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Williamnagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**1027

Working population ****27.9%**

**29.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 320 (65%) · **■** Household industry 27 (5%) · **■** Farming 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 112 (23%)

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, 56 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Williamnagar average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****48%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****38%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****57%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**76%

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 Williamnagar

- Ward 51,120 people
- Ward 61,089 people
- Ward 73,332 people
- Ward 91,404 people
- Ward 103,920 people

[Full Williamnagar ward list (10 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/samanda/williamnagar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Williamnagar?1,771 people in 254 households (Census 2011)