# Ward 18, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Basirhat

Ward 18 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **5,318 people in 1,141 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 79.8%, below the town average of 87.4%.

- 5,318people (2011)
- 1,141households
- 17 of 22by population
- 79.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Basirhat?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Basirhat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**957

Working population ****33.0%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,556 (89%) · **■** Household industry 56 (3%) · **■** Farming 49 (3%) · **■** Marginal 94 (5%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 65 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**4%

Tap water ****26%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**51%

Use banking services ****33%**

**56%

Television ****40%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**10%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 156,537 people
- Ward 164,727 people
- Ward 173,110 people
- Ward 195,604 people
- Ward 205,977 people
- Ward 216,278 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 18, Basirhat?5,318 people in 1,141 households (Census 2011)