# Ward 17, Bidhannagar (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Bidhannagar, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Bidhannagar

Ward 17 of Bidhannagar, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **13,271 people in 3,175 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 74.4%, below the town average of 89.1%.

- 13,271people (2011)
- 3,175households
- 3 of 25by population
- 74.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Bidhannagar?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Bidhannagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**990

Working population ****37.4%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,585 (92%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Farming 64 (1%) · **■** Marginal 263 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Bidhannagar average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**84%

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

**1%

Tap water ****97%**

**96%

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

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**11%

Use banking services ****72%**

**87%

Television ****74%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**29%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

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

**26%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****76%**

**63%

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 Bidhannagar

- Ward 147,526 people
- Ward 155,784 people
- Ward 1612,417 people
- Ward 1812,243 people
- Ward 197,138 people
- Ward 2012,510 people

[Full Bidhannagar ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/bidhannagar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Bidhannagar?13,271 people in 3,175 households (Census 2011)