# Ward 8, Makhu (Firozpur, Punjab) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Makhu, Punjab 

# Ward 8, Makhu

Ward 8 of [Makhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/makhu/), [Firozpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/) district, Punjab, had **1,307 people in 262 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 66.6%, below the town average of 71.6%.

- 1,307people (2011)
- 262households
- 2 of 13by population
- 66.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Makhu average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**777

Working population ****38.2%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 355 (71%) · **■** Farming 72 (14%) · **■** Marginal 72 (14%)

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, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Makhu average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**26%

Tap water ****56%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**34%

Use banking services ****57%**

**60%

Television ****81%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**9%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 51,062 people
- Ward 6869 people
- Ward 71,140 people
- Ward 91,089 people
- Ward 101,286 people
- Ward 111,182 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Makhu?1,307 people in 262 households (Census 2011)