# Ward 8, Chandrakona (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Chandrakona, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Chandrakona

Ward 8 of Chandrakona, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,204 people in 477 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 75.8%, below the town average of 83.2%.

- 2,204people (2011)
- 477households
- 5 of 12by population
- 75.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Chandrakona average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**1000

Working population ****37.0%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 199 (24%) · **■** Household industry 31 (4%) · **■** Farming 304 (37%) · **■** Marginal 281 (34%)

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, 55 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Chandrakona average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**36%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**71%

Use banking services ****21%**

**52%

Television ****28%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 52,320 people
- Ward 62,174 people
- Ward 71,816 people
- Ward 91,868 people
- Ward 101,218 people
- Ward 112,372 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 8, Chandrakona?2,204 people in 477 households (Census 2011)