# Ward 1, Machhiwara (Ludhiana) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Machhiwara 

# Ward 1, Machhiwara

Ward 1 of Machhiwara had **2,618 people in 567 households** at the 2011 Census, the 2nd most populous of the town's 13 census wards. Literacy was 85.0%, above the town average of 73.6%.

- 2,618people (2011)
- 567households
- 2 of 13by population
- 85.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Machhiwara?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Machhiwara average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**902

Working population ****30.6%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 549 (69%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 203 (25%) · **■** Marginal 47 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 35 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Machhiwara average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

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

**84%

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

**16%

Tap water ****61%**

**37%

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

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**31%

Use banking services ****81%**

**62%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****69%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****35%**

**18%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****82%**

**78%

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 Machhiwara

- Ward 21,994 people
- Ward 32,463 people
- Ward 41,593 people

[Full Machhiwara ward list](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/samrala/machhiwara/#wards)