# Ward 8, Tura (West Garo Hills, Meghalaya) – Population

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Census ward · Tura, Meghalaya 

# Ward 8, Tura

Ward 8 of Tura, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, had **16,657 people in 3,022 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 11 census wards. Literacy was 91.3%, close to the town average of 91.3%.

- 16,657people (2011)
- 3,022households
- 1 of 11by population
- 91.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Tura average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**91.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**936

Working population ****29.3%**

**31.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,760 (77%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Farming 150 (3%) · **■** Marginal 939 (19%)

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, 90 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Tura average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****75%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**42%

Use banking services ****74%**

**74%

Television ****71%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**15%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Tura

- Ward 53,060 people
- Ward 64,338 people
- Ward 78,719 people
- Ward 910,434 people
- Ward 105,799 people
- Ward 114,070 people

[Full Tura ward list (11 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/rongram/tura/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Tura?16,657 people in 3,022 households (Census 2011)