# Ward 5, Barrackpur Cantonment (North Twenty Four Parganas

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Census ward · Barrackpur Cantonment, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Barrackpur Cantonment

Ward 5 of [Barrackpur Cantonment](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/barrackpur-cantonment/), [North Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/) district, West Bengal, had **2,199 people in 416 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 7 census wards. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the town average of 88.5%.

- 2,199people (2011)
- 416households
- 6 of 7by population
- 86.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Barrackpur Cantonment?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Barrackpur Cantonment average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**1027

Working population ****31.1%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 361 (53%) · **■** Household industry 46 (7%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 273 (40%)

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, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Barrackpur Cantonment average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**94%

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

**1%

Tap water ****100%**

**99%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**76%

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

**70%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**7%

Use banking services ****81%**

**79%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****39%**

**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 22,222 people
- Ward 33,139 people
- Ward 42,619 people
- Ward 62,066 people
- Ward 72,727 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 5, Barrackpur Cantonment?2,199 people in 416 households (Census 2011)