# Ward 5, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Barasat

Ward 5 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **7,645 people in 1,979 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 94.8%, above the town average of 89.6%.

- 7,645people (2011)
- 1,979households
- 19 of 32by population
- 94.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Barasat?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**963

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,342 (92%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Farming 6 (0%) · **■** Marginal 160 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****35%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**16%

Use banking services ****91%**

**72%

Television ****84%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 215,058 people
- Ward 39,337 people
- Ward 410,108 people
- Ward 69,720 people
- Ward 717,000 people
- Ward 88,531 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 5, Barasat?7,645 people in 1,979 households (Census 2011)