# Ward 5, Taherpur (Nadia, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Taherpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Taherpur

Ward 5 of Taherpur, Nadia district, West Bengal, had **1,261 people in 333 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 97.2%, above the town average of 86.6%.

- 1,261people (2011)
- 333households
- 15 of 17by population
- 97.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Taherpur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Taherpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%**

**86.6%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**905

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 407 (84%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 62 (13%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Taherpur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**92%

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

**7%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**61%

Use banking services ****86%**

**58%

Television ****66%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Taherpur

- Ward 21,835 people
- Ward 31,992 people
- Ward 41,299 people
- Ward 61,561 people
- Ward 72,054 people
- Ward 82,030 people

[Full Taherpur ward list (17 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/taherpur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Taherpur?1,261 people in 333 households (Census 2011)