# Ward 12, Machhiwara (Ludhiana) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Machhiwara 

# Ward 12, Machhiwara

Ward 12 of Machhiwara had **2,105 people in 411 households** at the 2011 Census, the 5th most populous of the town's 13 census wards. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the town average of 73.6%.

- 2,105people (2011)
- 411households
- 5 of 13by population
- 73.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Machhiwara?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Machhiwara average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**902

Working population ****35.9%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 687 (91%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Machhiwara average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**16%

Tap water ****42%**

**37%

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

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**31%

Use banking services ****42%**

**62%

Television ****77%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 91,358 people
- Ward 101,748 people
- Ward 112,571 people
- Ward 131,852 people

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