# Ward 8, Jhargram (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Jhargram, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Jhargram

Ward 8 of Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,689 people in 654 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 90.8%, close to the town average of 88.5%.

- 2,689people (2011)
- 654households
- 15 of 17by population
- 90.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Jhargram?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jhargram average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**88.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**1010

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 823 (82%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Farming 87 (9%) · **■** Marginal 72 (7%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 80 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Jhargram average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**83%

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

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**20%

Tap water ****43%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**44%

Use banking services ****82%**

**67%

Television ****75%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 53,950 people
- Ward 64,083 people
- Ward 72,625 people
- Ward 95,001 people
- Ward 103,662 people
- Ward 112,870 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 8, Jhargram?2,689 people in 654 households (Census 2011)