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

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Census ward · Gobardanga, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Gobardanga

Ward 8 of Gobardanga, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **3,062 people in 815 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 92.8%, close to the town average of 91.8%.

- 3,062people (2011)
- 815households
- 5 of 17by population
- 92.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Gobardanga average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**91.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**934

Working population ****37.0%**

**35.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,017 (90%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Farming 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 71 (6%)

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, 82 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Gobardanga average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

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

**3%

Tap water ****18%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**39%

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

**52%

Use banking services ****69%**

**69%

Television ****54%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****80%**

**87%

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 Gobardanga

- Ward 52,532 people
- Ward 62,282 people
- Ward 73,086 people
- Ward 92,663 people
- Ward 102,610 people
- Ward 113,113 people

[Full Gobardanga ward list (17 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/gobardanga/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Gobardanga?3,062 people in 815 households (Census 2011)