# Ward 8, Hoshiarpur (Hoshiarpur, Punjab) – Population

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Census ward · Hoshiarpur, Punjab 

# Ward 8, Hoshiarpur

Ward 8 of Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, had **6,558 people in 1,433 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 31 census wards. Literacy was 90.4%, close to the town average of 88.1%.

- 6,558people (2011)
- 1,433households
- 7 of 31by population
- 90.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Hoshiarpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**88.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**869

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,946 (87%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Farming 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 247 (11%)

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, 98 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Hoshiarpur average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**7%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**85%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**11%

Use banking services ****84%**

**80%

Television ****93%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**13%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**20%

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

**3%

Own their home ****77%**

**78%

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 Hoshiarpur

- Ward 57,513 people
- Ward 610,579 people
- Ward 75,775 people
- Ward 94,628 people
- Ward 106,290 people
- Ward 115,051 people

[Full Hoshiarpur ward list (31 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Hoshiarpur?6,558 people in 1,433 households (Census 2011)