# Ward 24, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 24, Barasat

Ward 24 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **9,837 people in 2,531 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 96.5%, above the town average of 89.6%.

- 9,837people (2011)
- 2,531households
- 10 of 32by population
- 96.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 24, Barasat?

■ Ward 24 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**963

Working population ****34.2%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,103 (92%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Farming 9 (0%) · **■** Marginal 215 (6%)

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 24

Of every 100 households in Ward 24 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 24 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

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

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****26%**

**42%

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

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**16%

Use banking services ****92%**

**72%

Television ****93%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****15%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 217,429 people
- Ward 228,328 people
- Ward 239,847 people
- Ward 255,046 people
- Ward 267,445 people
- Ward 276,587 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 24, Barasat?9,837 people in 2,531 households (Census 2011)