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

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Census ward · Goraya, Punjab 

# Ward 8, Goraya

Ward 8 of Goraya, Jalandhar district, Punjab, had **1,215 people in 258 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 94.0%, above the town average of 84.0%.

- 1,215people (2011)
- 258households
- 9 of 13by population
- 94.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Goraya average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**882

Working population ****36.5%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 354 (80%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Farming 40 (9%) · **■** Marginal 31 (7%)

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, 97 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Goraya average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**83%

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

**16%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**81%

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

**75%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**14%

Use banking services ****85%**

**83%

Television ****90%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 51,177 people
- Ward 61,391 people
- Ward 71,254 people
- Ward 91,255 people
- Ward 101,027 people
- Ward 111,007 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Goraya?1,215 people in 258 households (Census 2011)