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

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Kharagpur

Ward 16 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,420 people in 1,348 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 91.8%, above the town average of 85.8%.

- 6,420people (2011)
- 1,348households
- 21 of 29by population
- 91.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kharagpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**964

Working population ****37.7%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,712 (71%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Farming 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 642 (26%)

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, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**85%

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

**13%

Tap water ****43%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

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

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**25%

Use banking services ****85%**

**74%

Television ****87%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**38%

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

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 128,182 people
- Ward 13496 people
- Ward 145,464 people
- Ward 177,110 people
- Ward 196,886 people
- Ward 237,400 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 16, Kharagpur?6,420 people in 1,348 households (Census 2011)