# Ward 8, Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur, Punjab) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mahilpur, Punjab 

# Ward 8, Mahilpur

Ward 8 of Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, had **800 people in 176 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the town average of 87.6%.

- 800people (2011)
- 176households
- 8 of 13by population
- 88.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mahilpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**855

Working population ****29.6%**

**32.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 167 (70%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Farming 35 (15%) · **■** Marginal 24 (10%)

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, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Mahilpur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****86%**

**62%

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

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**79%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**17%

Use banking services ****85%**

**86%

Television ****96%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**56%

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

**20%

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

**1%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Mahilpur

- Ward 5713 people
- Ward 6757 people
- Ward 7843 people
- Ward 9626 people
- Ward 10928 people
- Ward 111,136 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Mahilpur?800 people in 176 households (Census 2011)