# Ward 8, Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Kharagpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Kharagpur

Ward 8 of Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,228 people in 1,405 households** at the 2011 Census — the 24th most populous of 29 census wards. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the town average of 85.8%.

- 6,228people (2011)
- 1,405households
- 24 of 29by population
- 87.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Kharagpur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kharagpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**964

Working population ****40.8%**

**33.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,711 (67%) · **■** Household industry 61 (2%) · **■** Farming 25 (1%) · **■** Marginal 746 (29%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kharagpur average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**13%

Tap water ****82%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**25%

Use banking services ****81%**

**74%

Television ****74%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**38%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 58,776 people
- Ward 66,443 people
- Ward 76,237 people
- Ward 96,922 people
- Ward 107,406 people
- Ward 117,034 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 8, Kharagpur?6,228 people in 1,405 households (Census 2011)