# Ward 3, Kolkata (Kolkata, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kolkata, West Bengal 

# Ward 3, Kolkata

Ward 3 of Kolkata, Kolkata district, West Bengal, had **53,855 people in 11,617 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 141 census wards. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the town average of 86.3%.

- 53,855people (2011)
- 11,617households
- 10 of 141by population
- 86.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Kolkata?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Kolkata average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**933

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 16,002 (80%) · **■** Household industry 500 (3%) · **■** Farming 221 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3,264 (16%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Kolkata average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**6%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****86%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**14%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****44%**

**56%

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 Kolkata

- Ward 153,125 people
- Ward 248,190 people
- Ward 434,476 people
- Ward 523,707 people
- Ward 642,346 people

[Full Kolkata ward list (141 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/kolkata/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kolkata/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 3, Kolkata?53,855 people in 11,617 households (Census 2011)