# Ward 18, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Barasat

Ward 18 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **8,433 people in 1,943 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 78.7%, below the town average of 89.6%.

- 8,433people (2011)
- 1,943households
- 15 of 32by population
- 78.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Barasat?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**963

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,340 (86%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Farming 28 (1%) · **■** Marginal 294 (11%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 70 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****37%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**16%

Use banking services ****32%**

**72%

Television ****43%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 1511,272 people
- Ward 164,723 people
- Ward 1711,140 people
- Ward 196,453 people
- Ward 204,965 people
- Ward 217,429 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 18, Barasat?8,433 people in 1,943 households (Census 2011)