# Ward 28, Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 28, Kharagpur

Ward 28 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **8,272 people in 1,863 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 90.5%, above the town average of 85.8%.

- 8,272people (2011)
- 1,863households
- 6 of 29by population
- 90.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 28, Kharagpur?

■ Ward 28 · ■ Kharagpur average

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

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**964

Working population ****34.0%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,538 (90%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Farming 18 (1%) · **■** Marginal 227 (8%)

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 28

Of every 100 households in Ward 28 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 28 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**13%

Tap water ****72%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**25%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****84%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**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 2410,988 people
- Ward 2511,009 people
- Ward 27691 people
- Ward 297,970 people
- Ward 3011,078 people
- Ward 315,356 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 28, Kharagpur?8,272 people in 1,863 households (Census 2011)