# Ward 7, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 7, Barasat

Ward 7 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **17,000 people in 4,104 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 82.1%, below the town average of 89.6%.

- 17,000people (2011)
- 4,104households
- 1 of 32by population
- 82.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Barasat?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**963

Working population ****37.1%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 5,184 (82%) · **■** Household industry 219 (3%) · **■** Farming 355 (6%) · **■** Marginal 551 (9%)

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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 71 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****21%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**16%

Use banking services ****52%**

**72%

Television ****45%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 410,108 people
- Ward 57,645 people
- Ward 69,720 people
- Ward 88,531 people
- Ward 97,338 people
- Ward 106,287 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 7, Barasat?17,000 people in 4,104 households (Census 2011)