# Ward 16, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Basirhat

Ward 16 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **4,727 people in 1,200 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the town average of 87.4%.

- 4,727people (2011)
- 1,200households
- 19 of 22by population
- 88.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Basirhat?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Basirhat average

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

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**957

Working population ****34.8%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,129 (69%) · **■** Household industry 68 (4%) · **■** Farming 338 (21%) · **■** Marginal 110 (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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 80 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****6%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**51%

Use banking services ****42%**

**56%

Television ****59%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 136,721 people
- Ward 147,298 people
- Ward 156,537 people
- Ward 173,110 people
- Ward 185,318 people
- Ward 195,604 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 16, Basirhat?4,727 people in 1,200 households (Census 2011)