# Ward 5, Kamarhati (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kamarhati, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Kamarhati

Ward 5 of Kamarhati, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **12,296 people in 1,817 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 78.7%, below the town average of 87.7%.

- 12,296people (2011)
- 1,817households
- 7 of 35by population
- 78.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Kamarhati?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kamarhati average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**87.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**938

Working population ****23.5%**

**32.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,522 (87%) · **■** Household industry 41 (1%) · **■** Farming 53 (2%) · **■** Marginal 279 (10%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kamarhati average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

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

**94%

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

**1%

Tap water ****92%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**7%

Use banking services ****61%**

**75%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****26%**

**64%

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 Kamarhati

- Ward 218,942 people
- Ward 316,067 people
- Ward 418,321 people
- Ward 612,488 people
- Ward 710,495 people
- Ward 815,162 people

[Full Kamarhati ward list (35 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kamarhati/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Kamarhati?12,296 people in 1,817 households (Census 2011)