# Ward 8, Adampur (Jalandhar, Punjab) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Adampur, Punjab 

# Ward 8, Adampur

Ward 8 of Adampur, Jalandhar district, Punjab, had **1,496 people in 323 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the town average of 88.0%.

- 1,496people (2011)
- 323households
- 5 of 13by population
- 87.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Adampur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**876

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**867

Working population ****34.6%**

**35.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 288 (56%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Farming 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 202 (39%)

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, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Adampur average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**11%

Tap water ****90%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**97%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**83%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**12%

Use banking services ****83%**

**78%

Television ****90%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**16%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****83%**

**81%

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 Adampur

- Ward 5838 people
- Ward 61,057 people
- Ward 71,291 people
- Ward 91,266 people
- Ward 101,736 people
- Ward 115,176 people

[Full Adampur ward list (13 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/adampur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Adampur?1,496 people in 323 households (Census 2011)