# Ward 6, Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Kharagpur

Ward 6 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,443 people in 1,531 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 94.3%, above the town average of 85.8%.

- 6,443people (2011)
- 1,531households
- 20 of 29by population
- 94.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Kharagpur?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Kharagpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**964

Working population ****39.4%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,495 (59%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Farming 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,009 (40%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****62%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**25%

Use banking services ****93%**

**74%

Television ****89%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 36,247 people
- Ward 414,254 people
- Ward 58,776 people
- Ward 76,237 people
- Ward 86,228 people
- Ward 96,922 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 6, Kharagpur?6,443 people in 1,531 households (Census 2011)