# Ward 15, Jhargram (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Jhargram, West Bengal 

# Ward 15, Jhargram

Ward 15 of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,207 people in 949 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the town average of 88.5%.

- 4,207people (2011)
- 949households
- 3 of 17by population
- 86.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Jhargram?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Jhargram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**1010

Working population ****31.8%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,127 (84%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Farming 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 172 (13%)

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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Jhargram average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**78%

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

**20%

Tap water ****33%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**44%

Use banking services ****47%**

**67%

Television ****67%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 123,808 people
- Ward 136,038 people
- Ward 142,712 people
- Ward 163,483 people
- Ward 172,582 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 15, Jhargram?4,207 people in 949 households (Census 2011)