# Ward 8, Dhenkanal (Dhenkanal, Odisha) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Dhenkanal, Odisha 

# Ward 8, Dhenkanal

Ward 8 of Dhenkanal, Dhenkanal district, Odisha, had **2,782 people in 616 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 84.6%, below the town average of 90.8%.

- 2,782people (2011)
- 616households
- 10 of 23by population
- 84.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dhenkanal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**90.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**883

Working population ****33.9%**

**31.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 698 (74%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Farming 83 (9%) · **■** Marginal 159 (17%)

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, 62 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dhenkanal average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**24%

Tap water ****32%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**59%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**36%

Use banking services ****51%**

**70%

Television ****43%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**51%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****73%**

**64%

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 Dhenkanal

- Ward 52,185 people
- Ward 63,259 people
- Ward 73,479 people
- Ward 93,896 people
- Ward 106,290 people
- Ward 112,637 people

[Full Dhenkanal ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/dhenkanal/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Dhenkanal?2,782 people in 616 households (Census 2011)