# Ward 18, Arambag (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Arambag, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Arambag

Ward 18 of Arambag, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **1,858 people in 430 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 71.6%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 1,858people (2011)
- 430households
- 18 of 18by population
- 71.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Arambag?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Arambag average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**946

Working population ****31.5%**

**36.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 380 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 183 (31%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 44 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Arambag average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**30%

Tap water ****98%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**55%

Use banking services ****72%**

**57%

Television ****35%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**13%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 154,979 people
- Ward 164,065 people
- Ward 172,513 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 18, Arambag?1,858 people in 430 households (Census 2011)