# Ward 8, Kharar (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Kharar, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Kharar

Ward 8 of [Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kharar/), [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, West Bengal, had **1,648 people in 340 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the town average of 85.5%.

- 1,648people (2011)
- 340households
- 1 of 10by population
- 86.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kharar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**991

Working population ****38.5%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 303 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 125 (20%) · **■** Marginal 201 (32%)

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, 73 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kharar average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**34%

Tap water ****86%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**74%

Use banking services ****78%**

**70%

Television ****54%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kharar

- Ward 51,217 people
- Ward 61,143 people
- Ward 7782 people
- Ward 91,622 people
- Ward 10957 people

[Full Kharar ward list (10 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kharar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Kharar?1,648 people in 340 households (Census 2011)