# Ward 9, Kolkata (Kolkata, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kolkata, West Bengal 

# Ward 9, Kolkata

Ward 9 of Kolkata, Kolkata district, West Bengal, had **16,420 people in 3,834 households** at the 2011 Census — the 135th most populous of 141 census wards. Literacy was 91.6%, above the town average of 86.3%.

- 16,420people (2011)
- 3,834households
- 135 of 141by population
- 91.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Kolkata?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Kolkata average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**933

Working population ****42.0%**

**39.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,166 (89%) · **■** Household industry 105 (2%) · **■** Farming 75 (1%) · **■** Marginal 553 (8%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Kolkata average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

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

**1%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**6%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****90%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**14%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****32%**

**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 642,346 people
- Ward 719,180 people
- Ward 818,760 people
- Ward 1027,700 people
- Ward 1122,152 people
- Ward 1221,493 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 9, Kolkata?16,420 people in 3,834 households (Census 2011)