# Ward 8, Machhiwara (Ludhiana) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Machhiwara 

# Ward 8, Machhiwara

Ward 8 of Machhiwara had **1,227 people in 257 households** at the 2011 Census, the 13th most populous of the town's 13 census wards. Literacy was 87.3%, above the town average of 73.6%.

- 1,227people (2011)
- 257households
- 13 of 13by population
- 87.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Machhiwara average

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

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**902

Working population ****35.1%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 329 (76%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 64 (15%) · **■** Marginal 32 (7%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 76 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Machhiwara average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**16%

Tap water ****46%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**93%

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

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**31%

Use banking services ****88%**

**62%

Television ****94%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****23%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****76%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 51,432 people
- Ward 61,234 people
- Ward 72,721 people
- Ward 91,358 people
- Ward 101,748 people
- Ward 112,571 people

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