# Ward 17, Jhargram (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Jhargram, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Jhargram

Ward 17 of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,582 people in 581 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 91.6%, above the town average of 88.5%.

- 2,582people (2011)
- 581households
- 17 of 17by population
- 91.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Jhargram?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Jhargram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**1010

Working population ****37.1%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 787 (82%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Farming 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 141 (15%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Jhargram average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**20%

Tap water ****35%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**44%

Use banking services ****52%**

**67%

Television ****75%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**29%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 142,712 people
- Ward 154,207 people
- Ward 163,483 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 17, Jhargram?2,582 people in 581 households (Census 2011)