# Ward 2, Balachaur (Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab)

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Census ward · Balachaur, Punjab 

# Ward 2, Balachaur

Ward 2 of Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, had **2,112 people in 420 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 72.4%, below the town average of 80.9%.

- 2,112people (2011)
- 420households
- 2 of 13by population
- 72.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Balachaur?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Balachaur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**803

Working population ****31.1%**

**30.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 515 (78%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 123 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Balachaur average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**16%

Tap water ****22%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**23%

Use banking services ****60%**

**78%

Television ****78%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**14%

None of these assets ****5%**

**3%

Own their home ****89%**

**89%

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 Balachaur

- Ward 13,004 people
- Ward 31,794 people
- Ward 41,902 people
- Ward 51,056 people

[Full Balachaur ward list (13 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/balachaur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Balachaur?2,112 people in 420 households (Census 2011)