# Barrackpur Cantonment – Town Population, Wards & Facts

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Barrackpur Cantonment

Barrackpur Cantonment is a town in Area not under any Sub-district sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (cantonment board). The 2011 Census counted **17,380 people** in 3,525 households. Literacy was 88.5%.

- 17,380people (2011)
- 3,525households
- 88.5%literacy
- 7census wards

## Population of Barrackpur Cantonment

■ Barrackpur Cantonment · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**951

Working population ****32.9%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barrackpur Cantonment

Of every 100 households in Barrackpur Cantonment in 2011, 92 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barrackpur Cantonment · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

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

**2%

Tap water ****99%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**58%

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

**18%

Use banking services ****79%**

**73%

Television ****86%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****65%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Barrackpur Cantonment work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,941 (87%) · **■** Household industry 130 (2%) · **■** Farming 23 (0%) · **■** Marginal 617 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Barrackpur Cantonment ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/ward-1/) 2,408 486 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/ward-2/) 2,222 456 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/ward-3/) 3,139 630 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/ward-4/) 2,619 569 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/ward-5/) 2,199 416 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/ward-6/) 2,066 432 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/ward-7/) 2,727 536 

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 of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barrackpur Cantonment?17,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barrackpur Cantonment in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- How many wards does Barrackpur Cantonment have?7 census wards (2011)