# Ward 3, Machhiwara (Ludhiana) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Machhiwara 

# Ward 3, Machhiwara

Ward 3 of Machhiwara had **2,463 people in 499 households** at the 2011 Census, the 4th most populous of the town's 13 census wards. Literacy was 80.1%, above the town average of 73.6%.

- 2,463people (2011)
- 499households
- 4 of 13by population
- 80.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Machhiwara?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Machhiwara average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**902

Working population ****31.7%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 640 (82%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 112 (14%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Machhiwara average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

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

**84%

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

**16%

Tap water ****52%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**31%

Use banking services ****80%**

**62%

Television ****94%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****27%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 12,618 people
- Ward 21,994 people
- Ward 41,593 people
- Ward 51,432 people
- Ward 61,234 people

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