# Ward 6, Machhiwara (Ludhiana) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Machhiwara 

# Ward 6, Machhiwara

Ward 6 of Machhiwara had **1,234 people in 235 households** at the 2011 Census, the 12th most populous of the town's 13 census wards. Literacy was 87.3%, above the town average of 73.6%.

- 1,234people (2011)
- 235households
- 12 of 13by population
- 87.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Machhiwara?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Machhiwara average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**902

Working population ****31.8%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 286 (73%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Farming 96 (24%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 71 a two-wheeler and 37 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Machhiwara average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**16%

Tap water ****47%**

**37%

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

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**31%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****92%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****27%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****71%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****37%**

**18%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 32,463 people
- Ward 41,593 people
- Ward 51,432 people
- Ward 72,721 people
- Ward 81,227 people
- Ward 91,358 people

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