# Ward 26, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 26, Barasat

Ward 26 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **7,445 people in 1,787 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 76.0%, below the town average of 89.6%.

- 7,445people (2011)
- 1,787households
- 20 of 32by population
- 76.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 26, Barasat?

■ Ward 26 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**963

Working population ****35.5%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,341 (89%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Farming 9 (0%) · **■** Marginal 270 (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 26

Of every 100 households in Ward 26 in 2011, 81 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 26 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****25%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**16%

Use banking services ****65%**

**72%

Television ****65%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**7%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 239,847 people
- Ward 249,837 people
- Ward 255,046 people
- Ward 276,587 people
- Ward 288,288 people
- Ward 298,956 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 26, Barasat?7,445 people in 1,787 households (Census 2011)