# Ward 5, Makhu (Firozpur, Punjab) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Makhu, Punjab 

# Ward 5, Makhu

Ward 5 of Makhu, Firozpur district, Punjab, had **1,062 people in 221 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 90.3%, above the town average of 71.6%.

- 1,062people (2011)
- 221households
- 8 of 13by population
- 90.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Makhu?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Makhu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710**

**777

Working population ****35.0%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 332 (89%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 30 (8%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Makhu average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**26%

Tap water ****25%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**34%

Use banking services ****70%**

**60%

Television ****92%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****87%**

**88%

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 Makhu

- Ward 21,050 people
- Ward 31,045 people
- Ward 4998 people
- Ward 6869 people
- Ward 71,140 people
- Ward 81,307 people

[Full Makhu ward list (13 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/makhu/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Makhu?1,062 people in 221 households (Census 2011)