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

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Census ward · Bongaon, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Bongaon

Ward 8 of Bongaon, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **6,517 people in 1,592 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 92.2%, close to the town average of 89.7%.

- 6,517people (2011)
- 1,592households
- 3 of 22by population
- 92.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Bongaon average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**89.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**943

Working population ****36.3%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,988 (84%) · **■** Household industry 81 (3%) · **■** Farming 40 (2%) · **■** Marginal 257 (11%)

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, 93 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Bongaon average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**2%

Tap water ****46%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**41%

Use banking services ****63%**

**62%

Television ****72%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**10%

Own their home ****88%**

**85%

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 Bongaon

- Ward 54,749 people
- Ward 64,128 people
- Ward 75,441 people
- Ward 95,897 people
- Ward 104,283 people
- Ward 113,955 people

[Full Bongaon ward list (22 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/bongaon/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Bongaon?6,517 people in 1,592 households (Census 2011)