# Ward 8, Chandannagar (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Chandannagar, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Chandannagar

Ward 8 of Chandannagar, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **8,950 people in 2,316 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 89.0%, close to the town average of 89.7%.

- 8,950people (2011)
- 2,316households
- 1 of 33by population
- 89.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Chandannagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**89.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**955

Working population ****36.9%**

**36.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,064 (93%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Farming 10 (0%) · **■** Marginal 221 (7%)

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, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Chandannagar average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**12%

Use banking services ****76%**

**82%

Television ****82%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****82%**

**81%

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 Chandannagar

- Ward 54,185 people
- Ward 64,428 people
- Ward 74,382 people
- Ward 95,672 people
- Ward 104,493 people
- Ward 115,519 people

[Full Chandannagar ward list (33 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/area-not-under-any-sub-district/chandannagar/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Chandannagar?8,950 people in 2,316 households (Census 2011)