# Ward 5, Baranagar (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Baranagar, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Baranagar

Ward 5 of Baranagar, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **6,173 people in 1,567 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 34 census wards. Literacy was 82.1%, below the town average of 91.4%.

- 6,173people (2011)
- 1,567households
- 20 of 34by population
- 82.1%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Baranagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**945

Working population ****38.3%**

**37.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,043 (86%) · **■** Household industry 145 (6%) · **■** Farming 20 (1%) · **■** Marginal 154 (7%)

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, 92 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Baranagar average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**1%

Tap water ****97%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**3%

Use banking services ****60%**

**86%

Television ****56%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****26%**

**4%

Own their home ****23%**

**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 24,077 people
- Ward 310,466 people
- Ward 46,685 people
- Ward 68,126 people
- Ward 76,145 people
- Ward 86,786 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 5, Baranagar?6,173 people in 1,567 households (Census 2011)