# Ward 16, Ghatal (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Ghatal, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Ghatal

Ward 16 of Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **5,483 people in 1,168 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 90.2%, close to the town average of 89.5%.

- 5,483people (2011)
- 1,168households
- 2 of 17by population
- 90.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Ghatal?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Ghatal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**89.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**939

Working population ****34.1%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,675 (90%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Farming 68 (4%) · **■** Marginal 97 (5%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Ghatal average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**21%

Tap water ****76%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**63%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****81%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Ghatal

- Ward 134,120 people
- Ward 141,945 people
- Ward 151,376 people
- Ward 175,875 people

[Full Ghatal ward list (17 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/ghatal/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Ghatal?5,483 people in 1,168 households (Census 2011)