# Ward 12, Jhargram (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Jhargram, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Jhargram

Ward 12 of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **3,808 people in 885 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 84.8%, below the town average of 88.5%.

- 3,808people (2011)
- 885households
- 7 of 17by population
- 84.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Jhargram?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Jhargram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**1010

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 841 (65%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 164 (13%) · **■** Marginal 285 (22%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 75 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Jhargram average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**20%

Tap water ****47%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**51%

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

**44%

Use banking services ****71%**

**67%

Television ****58%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**87%

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 Jhargram

- Ward 95,001 people
- Ward 103,662 people
- Ward 112,870 people
- Ward 136,038 people
- Ward 142,712 people
- Ward 154,207 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Jhargram?3,808 people in 885 households (Census 2011)