# Ward 1, Ranaghat (Nadia, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ranaghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Ranaghat

Ward 1 of Ranaghat, Nadia district, West Bengal, had **7,496 people in 1,724 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 19 census wards. Literacy was 93.4%, close to the town average of 93.2%.

- 7,496people (2011)
- 1,724households
- 1 of 19by population
- 93.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Ranaghat?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Ranaghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**93.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**915

Working population ****36.5%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,504 (92%) · **■** Household industry 81 (3%) · **■** Farming 12 (0%) · **■** Marginal 137 (5%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Ranaghat average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**1%

Tap water ****16%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**11%

Use banking services ****62%**

**73%

Television ****74%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Ranaghat

- Ward 22,092 people
- Ward 32,462 people
- Ward 41,870 people

[Full Ranaghat ward list (19 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/ranaghat/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Ranaghat?7,496 people in 1,724 households (Census 2011)