# Ward 20, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 20, Basirhat

Ward 20 of [Basirhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/basirhat/), [North Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/) district, West Bengal, had **5,977 people in 1,321 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the town average of 87.4%.

- 5,977people (2011)
- 1,321households
- 9 of 22by population
- 85.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 20, Basirhat?

■ Ward 20 · ■ Basirhat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**87.4%

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

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**957

Working population ****31.8%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,500 (79%) · **■** Household industry 101 (5%) · **■** Farming 168 (9%) · **■** Marginal 129 (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 20

Of every 100 households in Ward 20 in 2011, 70 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 20 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**78%

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

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****15%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**51%

Use banking services ****38%**

**56%

Television ****42%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**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 173,110 people
- Ward 185,318 people
- Ward 195,604 people
- Ward 216,278 people
- Ward 225,876 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 20, Basirhat?5,977 people in 1,321 households (Census 2011)