# Ward 21, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 21, Barasat

Ward 21 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **7,429 people in 1,721 households** at the 2011 Census — the 22nd most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 81.4%, below the town average of 89.6%.

- 7,429people (2011)
- 1,721households
- 22 of 32by population
- 81.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Barasat?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**963

Working population ****38.1%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,113 (75%) · **■** Household industry 157 (6%) · **■** Farming 262 (9%) · **■** Marginal 296 (10%)

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 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 65 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**2%

Tap water ****40%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**16%

Use banking services ****60%**

**72%

Television ****54%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 188,433 people
- Ward 196,453 people
- Ward 204,965 people
- Ward 228,328 people
- Ward 239,847 people
- Ward 249,837 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 21, Barasat?7,429 people in 1,721 households (Census 2011)