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

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Census ward · Barrackpore, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Barrackpore

Ward 5 of Barrackpore, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **7,456 people in 1,974 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 95.3%, above the town average of 88.8%.

- 7,456people (2011)
- 1,974households
- 8 of 24by population
- 95.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Barrackpore average

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

**88.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**937

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,362 (95%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 90 (4%)

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, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Barrackpore average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

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

**94%

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

**1%

Tap water ****88%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**7%

Use banking services ****87%**

**79%

Television ****89%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**11%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 26,745 people
- Ward 37,255 people
- Ward 47,495 people
- Ward 65,469 people
- Ward 77,062 people
- Ward 810,039 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 5, Barrackpore?7,456 people in 1,974 households (Census 2011)