# Ward 8, Guskara (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Guskara, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Guskara

Ward 8 of Guskara, Barddhaman district, West Bengal, had **2,547 people in 604 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 72.0%, below the town average of 80.2%.

- 2,547people (2011)
- 604households
- 7 of 15by population
- 72.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Guskara?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Guskara average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**919

Working population ****42.2%**

**37.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 478 (45%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Farming 343 (32%) · **■** Marginal 233 (22%)

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, 66 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Guskara average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**39%

Tap water ****33%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**54%

Use banking services ****44%**

**56%

Television ****35%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**19%

Own their home ****88%**

**92%

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 Guskara

- Ward 53,607 people
- Ward 62,261 people
- Ward 71,782 people
- Ward 93,056 people
- Ward 101,674 people
- Ward 112,021 people

[Full Guskara ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/area-not-under-any-sub-district/guskara/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Guskara?2,547 people in 604 households (Census 2011)