# Ward 5, Ghatal (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Ghatal, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Ghatal

Ward 5 of Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,396 people in 505 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 96.5%, above the town average of 89.5%.

- 2,396people (2011)
- 505households
- 13 of 17by population
- 96.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 5 · ■ Ghatal average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**89.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**939

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 766 (93%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Farming 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Ghatal average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**21%

Tap water ****73%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**63%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****77%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 23,311 people
- Ward 33,098 people
- Ward 41,998 people
- Ward 62,526 people
- Ward 73,462 people
- Ward 82,906 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 5, Ghatal?2,396 people in 505 households (Census 2011)