# Ward 8, Barasat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Barasat, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Barasat

Ward 8 of Barasat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **8,531 people in 2,079 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 32 census wards. Literacy was 95.3%, above the town average of 89.6%.

- 8,531people (2011)
- 2,079households
- 14 of 32by population
- 95.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Barasat?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Barasat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**963

Working population ****34.3%**

**35.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,733 (93%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 164 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Barasat average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

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

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****72%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**16%

Use banking services ****88%**

**72%

Television ****83%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 57,645 people
- Ward 69,720 people
- Ward 717,000 people
- Ward 97,338 people
- Ward 106,287 people
- Ward 116,897 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 8, Barasat?8,531 people in 2,079 households (Census 2011)