# Ward 8, Jiaganj-Azimganj (Murshidabad, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Jiaganj-Azimganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Jiaganj-Azimganj

Ward 8 of Jiaganj-Azimganj, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, had **2,213 people in 499 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 76.2%, below the town average of 80.8%.

- 2,213people (2011)
- 499households
- 12 of 17by population
- 76.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Jiaganj-Azimganj?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jiaganj-Azimganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**939

Working population ****38.0%**

**36.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 649 (77%) · **■** Household industry 33 (4%) · **■** Farming 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (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, 67 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jiaganj-Azimganj average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**45%

Use banking services ****31%**

**58%

Television ****43%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Jiaganj-Azimganj

- Ward 52,651 people
- Ward 61,858 people
- Ward 73,798 people
- Ward 93,774 people
- Ward 101,944 people
- Ward 111,139 people

[Full Jiaganj-Azimganj ward list (17 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/jiaganj-azimganj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Jiaganj-Azimganj?2,213 people in 499 households (Census 2011)