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

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Census ward · Barrackpore, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Barrackpore

Ward 8 of [Barrackpore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpore/), [North Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/) district, West Bengal, had **10,039 people in 2,521 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 91.0%, close to the town average of 88.8%.

- 10,039people (2011)
- 2,521households
- 2 of 24by population
- 91.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Barrackpore average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**88.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**937

Working population ****35.7%**

**34.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,151 (88%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Farming 11 (0%) · **■** Marginal 386 (11%)

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, 99 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Barrackpore average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

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

**94%

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

**1%

Tap water ****94%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**7%

Use banking services ****86%**

**79%

Television ****87%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**11%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 57,456 people
- Ward 65,469 people
- Ward 77,062 people
- Ward 92,005 people
- Ward 105,590 people
- Ward 117,920 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 8, Barrackpore?10,039 people in 2,521 households (Census 2011)