# Ward 5, Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Kharagpur

Ward 5 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **8,776 people in 1,666 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 81.3%, below the town average of 85.8%.

- 8,776people (2011)
- 1,666households
- 5 of 29by population
- 81.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Kharagpur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kharagpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**964

Working population ****31.7%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,157 (78%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Farming 95 (3%) · **■** Marginal 515 (19%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**13%

Tap water ****74%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**25%

Use banking services ****66%**

**74%

Television ****65%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 26,836 people
- Ward 36,247 people
- Ward 414,254 people
- Ward 66,443 people
- Ward 76,237 people
- Ward 86,228 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 5, Kharagpur?8,776 people in 1,666 households (Census 2011)