# Ward 8, Basirhat (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Basirhat, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Basirhat

Ward 8 of Basirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **6,028 people in 1,506 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 94.2%, above the town average of 87.4%.

- 6,028people (2011)
- 1,506households
- 8 of 22by population
- 94.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Basirhat?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Basirhat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**957

Working population ****32.2%**

**34.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,852 (95%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Farming 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 48 (2%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Basirhat average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****53%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**51%

Use banking services ****84%**

**56%

Television ****77%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 56,237 people
- Ward 67,594 people
- Ward 75,157 people
- Ward 95,890 people
- Ward 105,329 people
- Ward 113,774 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 8, Basirhat?6,028 people in 1,506 households (Census 2011)