Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal
# Ward 1, Basirhat

Ward 1 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had 7,653 people in 1,733 households at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 84.5%, below the town average of 87.4%.
- 7,653 people (2011)
- 1,733 households
- 1 of 22 by population
- 84.5% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Basirhat?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Basirhat average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 87.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 895 957
- Working population 34.8% 34.4%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 2,190 (82%) · ■ Household industry 123 (5%) · ■ Farming 91 (3%) · ■ Marginal 262 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 62 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Basirhat average
- Electricity for lighting 62% 78%
- Toilet within the home 93% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 5% 4%
- Tap water 55% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 40% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 51%
- Use banking services 57% 56%
- Television 48% 57%
- Mobile phone 65% 64%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 13% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 7% 10%
- Own their home 95% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Basirhat
- Ward 2 5,434 people
- Ward 3 5,976 people
- Ward 4 3,146 people

Full Basirhat ward list (22 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 1, Basirhat? 7,653 people in 1,733 households (Census 2011)

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