# Ward 17, Baranagar (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Baranagar, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Baranagar

Ward 17 of Baranagar, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **9,592 people in 2,562 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 34 census wards. Literacy was 90.1%, close to the town average of 91.4%.

- 9,592people (2011)
- 2,562households
- 7 of 34by population
- 90.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Baranagar?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Baranagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**945

Working population ****36.1%**

**37.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,960 (85%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Farming 24 (1%) · **■** Marginal 448 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Baranagar average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**1%

Tap water ****89%**

**93%

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

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**3%

Use banking services ****76%**

**86%

Television ****79%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****63%**

**70%

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 Baranagar

- Ward 146,878 people
- Ward 154,418 people
- Ward 1610,649 people
- Ward 189,127 people
- Ward 1911,029 people
- Ward 2010,482 people

[Full Baranagar ward list (34 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/baranagar/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Baranagar?9,592 people in 2,562 households (Census 2011)