# Ward 12, Arambag (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Arambag, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Arambag

Ward 12 of Arambag, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **2,322 people in 492 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 75.0%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 2,322people (2011)
- 492households
- 17 of 18by population
- 75.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Arambag?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Arambag average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**946

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 567 (69%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 106 (13%) · **■** Marginal 149 (18%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Arambag average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**30%

Tap water ****96%**

**68%

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

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**55%

Use banking services ****49%**

**57%

Television ****54%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**13%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Arambag

- Ward 93,400 people
- Ward 103,430 people
- Ward 112,507 people
- Ward 137,418 people
- Ward 142,974 people
- Ward 154,979 people

[Full Arambag ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/area-not-under-any-sub-district/arambag/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Arambag?2,322 people in 492 households (Census 2011)