# Ward 23, Brajarajnagar (Jharsuguda, Odisha) – Population

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Census ward · Brajarajnagar, Odisha 

# Ward 23, Brajarajnagar

Ward 23 of Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda district, Odisha, had **2,898 people in 689 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 86.9%, above the town average of 82.5%.

- 2,898people (2011)
- 689households
- 17 of 23by population
- 86.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Brajarajnagar?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Brajarajnagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**909

Working population ****34.4%**

**32.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 849 (85%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Farming 73 (7%) · **■** Marginal 52 (5%)

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 78 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Brajarajnagar average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**46%

Tap water ****51%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**10%

Use banking services ****73%**

**67%

Television ****68%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****56%**

**54%

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 Brajarajnagar

- Ward 202,662 people
- Ward 213,827 people
- Ward 223,987 people

[Full Brajarajnagar ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 23, Brajarajnagar?2,898 people in 689 households (Census 2011)