# Ward 5, Chandrakona (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Chandrakona, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Chandrakona

Ward 5 of Chandrakona, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,320 people in 512 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the town average of 83.2%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 512households
- 3 of 12by population
- 83.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Chandrakona average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**1000

Working population ****34.6%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 601 (75%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Farming 46 (6%) · **■** Marginal 134 (17%)

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, 79 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Chandrakona average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**36%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**71%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****56%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Chandrakona

- Ward 21,773 people
- Ward 32,399 people
- Ward 41,650 people
- Ward 62,174 people
- Ward 71,816 people
- Ward 82,204 people

[Full Chandrakona ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/chandrakona/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Chandrakona?2,320 people in 512 households (Census 2011)