# Ward 5, Merta City (Nagaur, Rajasthan) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Merta City, Rajasthan 

# Ward 5, Merta City

Ward 5 of Merta City, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, had **2,569 people in 448 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 63.2%, below the town average of 73.1%.

- 2,569people (2011)
- 448households
- 1 of 30by population
- 63.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Merta City?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Merta City average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**868

Working population ****23.4%**

**28.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 503 (84%) · **■** Household industry 32 (5%) · **■** Farming 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 41 (7%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 87 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Merta City average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**13%

Tap water ****87%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**28%

Use banking services ****49%**

**56%

Television ****76%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 21,900 people
- Ward 31,476 people
- Ward 41,880 people
- Ward 61,357 people
- Ward 71,559 people
- Ward 81,544 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 5, Merta City?2,569 people in 448 households (Census 2011)