# Ward 5, Bankura (Bankura, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Bankura, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Bankura

Ward 5 of Bankura, Bankura district, West Bengal, had **6,158 people in 1,269 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 90.2%, above the town average of 86.1%.

- 6,158people (2011)
- 1,269households
- 12 of 23by population
- 90.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Bankura?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Bankura average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**948

Working population ****40.0%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,777 (72%) · **■** Household industry 65 (3%) · **■** Farming 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 608 (25%)

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, 89 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Bankura average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**32%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**7%

Use banking services ****87%**

**73%

Television ****72%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**28%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****89%**

**87%

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 Bankura

- Ward 23,560 people
- Ward 33,458 people
- Ward 46,654 people
- Ward 64,697 people
- Ward 76,812 people
- Ward 83,638 people

[Full Bankura ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/bankura/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Bankura?6,158 people in 1,269 households (Census 2011)