# Ward 12, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Basirhat

Ward 12 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **5,590 people in 1,251 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 89.9%, close to the town average of 87.4%.

- 5,590people (2011)
- 1,251households
- 14 of 22by population
- 89.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Basirhat?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Basirhat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**957

Working population ****32.7%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,674 (92%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 128 (7%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**92%

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

**4%

Tap water ****80%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**51%

Use banking services ****37%**

**56%

Television ****41%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**10%

Own their home ****89%**

**91%

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 Basirhat

- Ward 95,890 people
- Ward 105,329 people
- Ward 113,774 people
- Ward 136,721 people
- Ward 147,298 people
- Ward 156,537 people

[Full Basirhat ward list (22 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/basirhat/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Basirhat?5,590 people in 1,251 households (Census 2011)