# Ward 16, Merta City (Nagaur, Rajasthan) – Population

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Census ward · Merta City, Rajasthan 

# Ward 16, Merta City

Ward 16 of Merta City, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, had **1,640 people in 277 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 67.9%, below the town average of 73.1%.

- 1,640people (2011)
- 277households
- 10 of 30by population
- 67.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Merta City?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Merta City average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**868

Working population ****29.8%**

**28.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 473 (97%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Merta City average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**13%

Tap water ****98%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**28%

Use banking services ****51%**

**56%

Television ****66%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**7%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**85%

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 Merta City

- Ward 131,379 people
- Ward 141,622 people
- Ward 152,375 people
- Ward 171,208 people
- Ward 181,150 people
- Ward 191,120 people

[Full Merta City ward list (30 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/nagaur/merta/merta-city/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Merta City?1,640 people in 277 households (Census 2011)