# Ward 2, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Basirhat

Ward 2 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **5,434 people in 1,115 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 69.8%, below the town average of 87.4%.

- 5,434people (2011)
- 1,115households
- 15 of 22by population
- 69.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Basirhat?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Basirhat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**957

Working population ****35.0%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,030 (54%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Farming 608 (32%) · **■** Marginal 251 (13%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 49 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**4%

Tap water ****69%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**51%

Use banking services ****35%**

**56%

Television ****16%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 17,653 people
- Ward 35,976 people
- Ward 43,146 people
- Ward 56,237 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 2, Basirhat?5,434 people in 1,115 households (Census 2011)