# Ward 17, Nawanshahr (Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab)

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Census ward · Nawanshahr, Punjab 

# Ward 17, Nawanshahr

Ward 17 of Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, had **2,805 people in 556 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the town average of 85.0%.

- 2,805people (2011)
- 556households
- 8 of 17by population
- 86.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Nawanshahr?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Nawanshahr average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**894

Working population ****37.1%**

**34.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 805 (77%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Farming 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 203 (20%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Nawanshahr average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

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

**93%

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

**6%

Tap water ****99%**

**74%

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

**96%

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

**79%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**14%

Use banking services ****73%**

**80%

Television ****93%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**13%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**21%

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

**2%

Own their home ****86%**

**79%

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 Nawanshahr

- Ward 143,370 people
- Ward 152,546 people
- Ward 163,046 people

[Full Nawanshahr ward list (17 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/nawanshahr/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Nawanshahr?2,805 people in 556 households (Census 2011)