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

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Census ward · Nurmahal, Punjab 

# Ward 8, Nurmahal

Ward 8 of Nurmahal, Jalandhar district, Punjab, had **1,176 people in 242 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 76.3%, below the town average of 81.3%.

- 1,176people (2011)
- 242households
- 4 of 13by population
- 76.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Nurmahal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**920

Working population ****40.9%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 387 (80%) · **■** Household industry 36 (7%) · **■** Farming 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 49 (10%)

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, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Nurmahal average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**10%

Tap water ****95%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**64%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**28%

Use banking services ****54%**

**71%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**16%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Nurmahal

- Ward 51,197 people
- Ward 61,473 people
- Ward 71,086 people
- Ward 9969 people
- Ward 10845 people
- Ward 111,072 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Nurmahal?1,176 people in 242 households (Census 2011)