# Ward 2, Garhshankar (Hoshiarpur, Punjab) – Population

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Census ward · Garhshankar, Punjab 

# Ward 2, Garhshankar

Ward 2 of Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, had **1,888 people in 403 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 82.8%, below the town average of 86.0%.

- 1,888people (2011)
- 403households
- 3 of 13by population
- 82.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Garhshankar?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Garhshankar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**867

Working population ****31.8%**

**32.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 525 (88%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Farming 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Garhshankar average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**9%

Tap water ****86%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**17%

Use banking services ****72%**

**81%

Television ****87%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**11%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**19%

None of these assets ****5%**

**2%

Own their home ****87%**

**83%

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 Garhshankar

- Ward 11,303 people
- Ward 3810 people
- Ward 4796 people
- Ward 51,167 people

[Full Garhshankar ward list (13 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/garhshankar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Garhshankar?1,888 people in 403 households (Census 2011)