# Ward 6, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Basirhat

Ward 6 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **7,594 people in 1,777 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 84.3%, below the town average of 87.4%.

- 7,594people (2011)
- 1,777households
- 2 of 22by population
- 84.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Basirhat?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Basirhat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**957

Working population ****32.3%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,178 (89%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Farming 106 (4%) · **■** Marginal 123 (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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 76 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**4%

Tap water ****27%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**51%

Use banking services ****63%**

**56%

Television ****57%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**10%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 35,976 people
- Ward 43,146 people
- Ward 56,237 people
- Ward 75,157 people
- Ward 86,028 people
- Ward 95,890 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 6, Basirhat?7,594 people in 1,777 households (Census 2011)