# Ward 23, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 23, Barasat

Ward 23 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **9,847 people in 2,494 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 93.9%, above the town average of 89.6%.

- 9,847people (2011)
- 2,494households
- 9 of 32by population
- 93.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Barasat?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**89.6%

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

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**963

Working population ****34.7%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,966 (87%) · **■** Household industry 331 (10%) · **■** Farming 12 (0%) · **■** Marginal 110 (3%)

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****57%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**16%

Use banking services ****76%**

**72%

Television ****82%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 204,965 people
- Ward 217,429 people
- Ward 228,328 people
- Ward 249,837 people
- Ward 255,046 people
- Ward 267,445 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 23, Barasat?9,847 people in 2,494 households (Census 2011)