# Ward 17, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Basirhat

Ward 17 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **3,110 people in 695 households** at the 2011 Census — the 22nd most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the town average of 87.4%.

- 3,110people (2011)
- 695households
- 22 of 22by population
- 88.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Basirhat?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Basirhat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**957

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 870 (82%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Farming 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 121 (11%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 64 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**92%

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

**4%

Tap water ****17%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**51%

Use banking services ****41%**

**56%

Television ****60%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 147,298 people
- Ward 156,537 people
- Ward 164,727 people
- Ward 185,318 people
- Ward 195,604 people
- Ward 205,977 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 17, Basirhat?3,110 people in 695 households (Census 2011)