# Ward 2, Goraya (Jalandhar, Punjab) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Goraya, Punjab 

# Ward 2, Goraya

Ward 2 of Goraya, Jalandhar district, Punjab, had **1,256 people in 280 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 78.2%, below the town average of 84.0%.

- 1,256people (2011)
- 280households
- 5 of 13by population
- 78.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 2 · ■ Goraya average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**882

Working population ****35.2%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 424 (96%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Farming 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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, 99 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Goraya average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**16%

Tap water ****84%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**14%

Use banking services ****70%**

**83%

Television ****69%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**18%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****48%**

**70%

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 Goraya

- Ward 11,359 people
- Ward 31,487 people
- Ward 41,746 people
- Ward 51,177 people

[Full Goraya ward list (13 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/goraya/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Goraya?1,256 people in 280 households (Census 2011)