# Ward 23, Asansol (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Asansol, West Bengal 

# Ward 23, Asansol

Ward 23 of Asansol, Barddhaman district, West Bengal, had **8,566 people in 1,624 households** at the 2011 Census — the 32nd most populous of 50 census wards. Literacy was 79.2%, below the town average of 83.3%.

- 8,566people (2011)
- 1,624households
- 32 of 50by population
- 79.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Asansol?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Asansol average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**922

Working population ****35.1%**

**32.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,102 (70%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Farming 31 (1%) · **■** Marginal 833 (28%)

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Asansol average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**19%

Tap water ****79%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**6%

Use banking services ****49%**

**68%

Television ****69%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

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

**8%

Own their home ****80%**

**76%

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 Asansol

- Ward 2014,798 people
- Ward 216,597 people
- Ward 224,895 people
- Ward 2415,228 people
- Ward 2512,732 people
- Ward 266,898 people

[Full Asansol ward list (50 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/area-not-under-any-sub-district/asansol/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 23, Asansol?8,566 people in 1,624 households (Census 2011)