# Ward 8, Baranagar (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Baranagar, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Baranagar

Ward 8 of Baranagar, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **6,786 people in 1,691 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 34 census wards. Literacy was 93.7%, close to the town average of 91.4%.

- 6,786people (2011)
- 1,691households
- 16 of 34by population
- 93.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Baranagar average

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

**91.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**945

Working population ****36.2%**

**37.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,020 (82%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Farming 38 (2%) · **■** Marginal 372 (15%)

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 78 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Baranagar average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

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

**95%

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

**1%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**78%

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

**3%

Use banking services ****77%**

**86%

Television ****85%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 56,173 people
- Ward 68,126 people
- Ward 76,145 people
- Ward 99,031 people
- Ward 105,406 people
- Ward 114,584 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 8, Baranagar?6,786 people in 1,691 households (Census 2011)