# Ward 8, English Bazar (Maldah, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · English Bazar, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, English Bazar

Ward 8 of English Bazar, Maldah district, West Bengal, had **8,300 people in 1,691 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 80.5%, below the town average of 86.5%.

- 8,300people (2011)
- 1,691households
- 8 of 25by population
- 80.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, English Bazar?

■ Ward 8 · ■ English Bazar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**790

Working population ****33.9%**

**31.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,377 (84%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Farming 5 (0%) · **■** Marginal 408 (14%)

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, 79 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ English Bazar average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**92%

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

**6%

Tap water ****89%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**22%

Use banking services ****67%**

**75%

Television ****68%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 English Bazar

- Ward 56,287 people
- Ward 65,941 people
- Ward 77,953 people
- Ward 97,540 people
- Ward 103,953 people
- Ward 117,240 people

[Full English Bazar ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/area-not-under-any-sub-district/english-bazar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, English Bazar?8,300 people in 1,691 households (Census 2011)