# Ward 8, North Barrackpore (North Twenty Four Parganas

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Census ward · North Barrackpore, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, North Barrackpore

Ward 8 of North Barrackpore, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **9,455 people in 2,422 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 95.3%, close to the town average of 93.9%.

- 9,455people (2011)
- 2,422households
- 1 of 23by population
- 95.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, North Barrackpore?

■ Ward 8 · ■ North Barrackpore average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**93.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**915

Working population ****33.5%**

**32.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,991 (94%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Farming 10 (0%) · **■** Marginal 117 (4%)

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, 96 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ North Barrackpore average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**0%

Tap water ****85%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**77%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**7%

Use banking services ****76%**

**86%

Television ****81%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Own their home ****84%**

**80%

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 North Barrackpore

- Ward 53,559 people
- Ward 64,452 people
- Ward 75,216 people
- Ward 98,840 people
- Ward 107,302 people
- Ward 117,197 people

[Full North Barrackpore ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/north-barrackpore/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, North Barrackpore?9,455 people in 2,422 households (Census 2011)