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

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Census ward · Barrackpore, West Bengal 

# Ward 24, Barrackpore

Ward 24 of Barrackpore, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **6,604 people in 1,566 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the town average of 88.8%.

- 6,604people (2011)
- 1,566households
- 13 of 24by population
- 87.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 24 · ■ Barrackpore average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**88.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**937

Working population ****34.8%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,877 (82%) · **■** Household industry 301 (13%) · **■** Farming 5 (0%) · **■** Marginal 113 (5%)

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, 97 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 24 · ■ Barrackpore average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**94%

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

**1%

Tap water ****88%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**7%

Use banking services ****80%**

**79%

Television ****83%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**11%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****78%**

**70%

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 Barrackpore

- Ward 216,899 people
- Ward 225,027 people
- Ward 234,043 people

[Full Barrackpore ward list (24 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpore/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 24, Barrackpore?6,604 people in 1,566 households (Census 2011)