# Ward 8, Arambag (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Arambag, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Arambag

Ward 8 of Arambag, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **2,573 people in 536 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the town average of 81.0%.

- 2,573people (2011)
- 536households
- 14 of 18by population
- 80.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Arambag average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1142**

**946

Working population ****34.4%**

**36.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 346 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Farming 233 (26%) · **■** Marginal 300 (34%)

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, 41 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Arambag average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**30%

Tap water ****26%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**55%

Use banking services ****26%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**13%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 53,124 people
- Ward 64,283 people
- Ward 73,005 people
- Ward 93,400 people
- Ward 103,430 people
- Ward 112,507 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 8, Arambag?2,573 people in 536 households (Census 2011)