# Ward 2, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Barasat

Ward 2 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **15,058 people in 3,679 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 86.4%, below the town average of 89.6%.

- 15,058people (2011)
- 3,679households
- 2 of 32by population
- 86.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Barasat?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1001**

**963

Working population ****34.6%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,626 (89%) · **■** Household industry 184 (4%) · **■** Farming 47 (1%) · **■** Marginal 354 (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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 69 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**2%

Tap water ****17%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**16%

Use banking services ****51%**

**72%

Television ****49%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 111,102 people
- Ward 39,337 people
- Ward 410,108 people
- Ward 57,645 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 2, Barasat?15,058 people in 3,679 households (Census 2011)