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

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Barasat

Ward 17 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **11,140 people in 2,813 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 85.4%, below the town average of 89.6%.

- 11,140people (2011)
- 2,813households
- 5 of 32by population
- 85.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**963

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,728 (90%) · **■** Household industry 66 (2%) · **■** Farming 26 (1%) · **■** Marginal 323 (8%)

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, 91 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

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

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****32%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**16%

Use banking services ****60%**

**72%

Television ****65%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 147,390 people
- Ward 1511,272 people
- Ward 164,723 people
- Ward 188,433 people
- Ward 196,453 people
- Ward 204,965 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 17, Barasat?11,140 people in 2,813 households (Census 2011)