# Ward 2, Barrackpur Cantonment (North Twenty Four Parganas

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Census ward · Barrackpur Cantonment, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Barrackpur Cantonment

Ward 2 of Barrackpur Cantonment, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **2,222 people in 456 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 7 census wards. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the town average of 88.5%.

- 2,222people (2011)
- 456households
- 5 of 7by population
- 88.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Barrackpur Cantonment?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Barrackpur Cantonment average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**1027

Working population ****37.4%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 767 (92%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 39 (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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Barrackpur Cantonment average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

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

**94%

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

**1%

Tap water ****99%**

**99%

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

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**70%

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

**7%

Use banking services ****87%**

**79%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****77%**

**65%

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 Barrackpur Cantonment

- Ward 12,408 people
- Ward 33,139 people
- Ward 42,619 people
- Ward 52,199 people

[Full Barrackpur Cantonment ward list (7 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Barrackpur Cantonment?2,222 people in 456 households (Census 2011)