# Ward 16, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Barasat

Ward 16 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **4,723 people in 1,317 households** at the 2011 Census — the 31st most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 97.8%, above the town average of 89.6%.

- 4,723people (2011)
- 1,317households
- 31 of 32by population
- 97.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Barasat?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.8%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**963

Working population ****34.8%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,538 (94%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 92 (6%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****60%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**61%

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

**16%

Use banking services ****94%**

**72%

Television ****89%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****67%**

**80%

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 Barasat

- Ward 137,754 people
- Ward 147,390 people
- Ward 1511,272 people
- Ward 1711,140 people
- Ward 188,433 people
- Ward 196,453 people

[Full Barasat ward list (32 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barasat/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Barasat?4,723 people in 1,317 households (Census 2011)