# Ward 72, Kanpur (Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Census ward · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 

# Ward 72, Kanpur

Ward 72 of Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, had **16,184 people in 3,391 households** at the 2011 Census — the 100th most populous of 112 census wards. Literacy was 87.9%, above the town average of 82.4%.

- 16,184people (2011)
- 3,391households
- 100 of 112by population
- 87.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 72, Kanpur?

■ Ward 72 · ■ Kanpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**857

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**861

Working population ****36.6%**

**33.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,724 (63%) · **■** Household industry 370 (6%) · **■** Farming 92 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,745 (29%)

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 72

Of every 100 households in Ward 72 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 72 · ■ Kanpur average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**7%

Tap water ****65%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**77%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**14%

Use banking services ****85%**

**74%

Television ****86%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****47%**

**66%

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 Kanpur

- Ward 6927,113 people
- Ward 7030,797 people
- Ward 7126,275 people
- Ward 7326,443 people
- Ward 7428,079 people
- Ward 7511,794 people

[Full Kanpur ward list (112 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/kanpur/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 72, Kanpur?16,184 people in 3,391 households (Census 2011)