# Ward 1, Varanasi (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) – Population (2)

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Census ward · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 

# Ward 1, Varanasi

Ward 1 of Varanasi, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, had **16,890 people in 2,841 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 90 census wards. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the town average of 79.3%.

- 16,890people (2011)
- 2,841households
- 18 of 90by population
- 80.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Varanasi?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Varanasi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**873

Working population ****31.8%**

**33.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,917 (73%) · **■** Household industry 323 (6%) · **■** Farming 352 (7%) · **■** Marginal 785 (15%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Varanasi average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**4%

Tap water ****71%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**76%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**16%

Use banking services ****83%**

**72%

Television ****82%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**42%

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

**8%

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

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Varanasi

- Ward 215,411 people
- Ward 320,303 people
- Ward 48,784 people

[Full Varanasi ward list (90 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/varanasi-801235/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Varanasi?16,890 people in 2,841 households (Census 2011)