# Ward 16, Jhargram (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Jhargram, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Jhargram

Ward 16 of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **3,483 people in 787 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 94.9%, above the town average of 88.5%.

- 3,483people (2011)
- 787households
- 10 of 17by population
- 94.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Jhargram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**1010

Working population ****32.2%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 966 (86%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Farming 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 105 (9%)

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, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Jhargram average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**78%

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

**20%

Tap water ****34%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**44%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****88%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 136,038 people
- Ward 142,712 people
- Ward 154,207 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 16, Jhargram?3,483 people in 787 households (Census 2011)