# Ward 5, Arambag (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Arambag, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Arambag

Ward 5 of Arambag, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **3,124 people in 713 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 85.6%, above the town average of 81.0%.

- 3,124people (2011)
- 713households
- 10 of 18by population
- 85.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Arambag?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Arambag average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**946

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 943 (87%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Farming 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 114 (11%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Arambag average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**30%

Tap water ****88%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**55%

Use banking services ****69%**

**57%

Television ****69%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 26,974 people
- Ward 34,656 people
- Ward 42,633 people
- Ward 64,283 people
- Ward 73,005 people
- Ward 82,573 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 5, Arambag?3,124 people in 713 households (Census 2011)