# Ward 8, Nalhati (Birbhum, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Nalhati, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Nalhati

Ward 8 of Nalhati, Birbhum district, West Bengal, had **2,307 people in 548 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 16 census wards. Literacy was 84.8%, above the town average of 80.9%.

- 2,307people (2011)
- 548households
- 11 of 16by population
- 84.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Nalhati average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 640 (87%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Farming 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 33 (4%)

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, 70 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Nalhati average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**46%

Tap water ****88%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**54%

Use banking services ****58%**

**54%

Television ****47%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****83%**

**88%

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 Nalhati

- Ward 53,169 people
- Ward 62,915 people
- Ward 71,944 people
- Ward 91,965 people
- Ward 101,611 people
- Ward 112,264 people

[Full Nalhati ward list (16 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/area-not-under-any-sub-district/nalhati/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Nalhati?2,307 people in 548 households (Census 2011)