# Ward 1, Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Kharagpur

Ward 1 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,662 people in 1,557 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 92.7%, above the town average of 85.8%.

- 6,662people (2011)
- 1,557households
- 19 of 29by population
- 92.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Kharagpur?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Kharagpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**964

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,873 (88%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 223 (11%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**13%

Tap water ****40%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**25%

Use banking services ****85%**

**74%

Television ****82%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**38%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****89%**

**78%

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 Kharagpur

- Ward 26,836 people
- Ward 36,247 people
- Ward 414,254 people

[Full Kharagpur ward list (29 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kharagpur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Kharagpur?6,662 people in 1,557 households (Census 2011)