# Ward 23, Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 23, Kharagpur

Ward 23 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **7,400 people in 1,691 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 90.6%, above the town average of 85.8%.

- 7,400people (2011)
- 1,691households
- 12 of 29by population
- 90.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Kharagpur?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Kharagpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**964

Working population ****31.2%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,980 (86%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Farming 10 (0%) · **■** Marginal 293 (13%)

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

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

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**13%

Tap water ****74%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**25%

Use banking services ****84%**

**74%

Television ****78%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**38%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 166,420 people
- Ward 177,110 people
- Ward 196,886 people
- Ward 2410,988 people
- Ward 2511,009 people
- Ward 27691 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 23, Kharagpur?7,400 people in 1,691 households (Census 2011)