# Ward 9, Machhiwara (Ludhiana) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Machhiwara 

# Ward 9, Machhiwara

Ward 9 of Machhiwara had **1,358 people in 258 households** at the 2011 Census, the 11th most populous of the town's 13 census wards. Literacy was 68.8%, below the town average of 73.6%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 258households
- 11 of 13by population
- 68.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Machhiwara?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Machhiwara average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**73.6%

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

**902

Working population ****39.1%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 465 (88%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Farming 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Machhiwara average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**16%

Tap water ****33%**

**37%

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

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**31%

Use banking services ****43%**

**62%

Television ****80%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**18%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 61,234 people
- Ward 72,721 people
- Ward 81,227 people
- Ward 101,748 people
- Ward 112,571 people
- Ward 122,105 people

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