# Ward 17, Jalandhar (Jalandhar, Punjab) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Jalandhar, Punjab 

# Ward 17, Jalandhar

Ward 17 of Jalandhar, Jalandhar district, Punjab, had **18,441 people in 3,962 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 63 census wards. Literacy was 76.8%, below the town average of 86.2%.

- 18,441people (2011)
- 3,962households
- 12 of 63by population
- 76.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Jalandhar?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Jalandhar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**867

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,078 (91%) · **■** Household industry 122 (2%) · **■** Farming 95 (1%) · **■** Marginal 379 (6%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Jalandhar average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

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

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**2%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**95%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**82%

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

**6%

Use banking services ****56%**

**75%

Television ****86%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**15%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**56%

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

**21%

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

**2%

Own their home ****67%**

**74%

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 Jalandhar

- Ward 1417,370 people
- Ward 1521,713 people
- Ward 169,727 people
- Ward 185,812 people
- Ward 1910,517 people
- Ward 207,391 people

[Full Jalandhar ward list (63 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/jalandhar/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Jalandhar?18,441 people in 3,962 households (Census 2011)