# Ward 8, Taherpur (Nadia, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Taherpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Taherpur

Ward 8 of Taherpur, Nadia district, West Bengal, had **2,030 people in 550 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 96.3%, above the town average of 86.6%.

- 2,030people (2011)
- 550households
- 7 of 17by population
- 96.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Taherpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.3%**

**86.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**905

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 666 (93%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Farming 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%)

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, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Taherpur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

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

**92%

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

**7%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**84%

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

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**61%

Use banking services ****83%**

**58%

Television ****80%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 51,261 people
- Ward 61,561 people
- Ward 72,054 people
- Ward 92,112 people
- Ward 101,312 people
- Ward 111,069 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 8, Taherpur?2,030 people in 550 households (Census 2011)