# Ward 2, Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Kharagpur

Ward 2 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,836 people in 1,603 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 90.5%, above the town average of 85.8%.

- 6,836people (2011)
- 1,603households
- 18 of 29by population
- 90.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Kharagpur?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Kharagpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**85.8%

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

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**964

Working population ****38.3%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,833 (70%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 730 (28%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**85%

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

**13%

Tap water ****49%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**25%

Use banking services ****87%**

**74%

Television ****86%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 16,662 people
- Ward 36,247 people
- Ward 414,254 people
- Ward 58,776 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 2, Kharagpur?6,836 people in 1,603 households (Census 2011)