# Ward 26, Baranagar (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Baranagar, West Bengal 

# Ward 26, Baranagar

Ward 26 of Baranagar, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **7,406 people in 1,990 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 34 census wards. Literacy was 93.7%, close to the town average of 91.4%.

- 7,406people (2011)
- 1,990households
- 14 of 34by population
- 93.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 26, Baranagar?

■ Ward 26 · ■ Baranagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**945

Working population ****35.4%**

**37.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,455 (94%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Farming 3 (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 26

Of every 100 households in Ward 26 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 26 · ■ Baranagar average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

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

**1%

Tap water ****94%**

**93%

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

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**3%

Use banking services ****96%**

**86%

Television ****89%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 237,822 people
- Ward 244,669 people
- Ward 255,814 people
- Ward 275,723 people
- Ward 286,735 people
- Ward 295,134 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 26, Baranagar?7,406 people in 1,990 households (Census 2011)