# Ward 8, Merta City (Nagaur, Rajasthan) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Merta City, Rajasthan 

# Ward 8, Merta City

Ward 8 of Merta City, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, had **1,544 people in 224 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 30 census wards. Literacy was 61.4%, below the town average of 73.1%.

- 1,544people (2011)
- 224households
- 14 of 30by population
- 61.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Merta City?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Merta City average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**868

Working population ****27.5%**

**28.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 307 (72%) · **■** Household industry 31 (7%) · **■** Farming 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 56 (13%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Merta City average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**13%

Tap water ****96%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**28%

Use banking services ****39%**

**56%

Television ****57%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**37%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 52,569 people
- Ward 61,357 people
- Ward 71,559 people
- Ward 91,646 people
- Ward 101,033 people
- Ward 111,604 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 8, Merta City?1,544 people in 224 households (Census 2011)