# Ward 6, Barrackpur Cantonment (North Twenty Four Parganas

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Census ward · Barrackpur Cantonment, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Barrackpur Cantonment

Ward 6 of Barrackpur Cantonment, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **2,066 people in 432 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 7 census wards. Literacy was 94.4%, above the town average of 88.5%.

- 2,066people (2011)
- 432households
- 7 of 7by population
- 94.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Barrackpur Cantonment?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Barrackpur Cantonment average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.4%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1383**

**1027

Working population ****30.0%**

**32.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 587 (95%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 67 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Barrackpur Cantonment average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**92%

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

**94%

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

**1%

Tap water ****100%**

**99%

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

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**70%

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

**7%

Use banking services ****83%**

**79%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****52%**

**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 33,139 people
- Ward 42,619 people
- Ward 52,199 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 6, Barrackpur Cantonment?2,066 people in 432 households (Census 2011)