Census ward · Jangipur, West Bengal
# Ward 8, Jangipur

Ward 8 of Jangipur, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, had 7,202 people in 1,338 households at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 65.7%, below the town average of 79.2%.
- 7,202 people (2011)
- 1,338 households
- 1 of 20 by population
- 65.7% literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jangipur average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 79.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 961
- Working population 51.0% 43.0%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 1,788 (49%) · ■ Household industry 969 (26%) · ■ Farming 212 (6%) · ■ Marginal 701 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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, 49 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jangipur average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 79%
- Toilet within the home 38% 69%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 26%
- Tap water 5% 43%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 31%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 69% 40%
- Use banking services 64% 59%
- Television 26% 53%
- Mobile phone 40% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 6% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 22% 18%
- Own their home 99% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Jangipur
- Ward 5 3,463 people
- Ward 6 4,695 people
- Ward 7 4,665 people
- Ward 9 3,975 people
- Ward 10 5,309 people
- Ward 11 5,477 people

Full Jangipur ward list (20 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 8, Jangipur? 7,202 people in 1,338 households (Census 2011)

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