# Ward 16, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Medinipur

Ward 16 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **7,408 people in 1,706 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the town average of 89.0%.

- 7,408people (2011)
- 1,706households
- 13 of 24by population
- 86.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Medinipur?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**985

Working population ****36.2%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,144 (80%) · **■** Household industry 97 (4%) · **■** Farming 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 422 (16%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**11%

Tap water ****93%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**27%

Use banking services ****66%**

**71%

Television ****72%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**85%

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 Medinipur

- Ward 137,525 people
- Ward 145,027 people
- Ward 157,584 people
- Ward 173,791 people
- Ward 185,839 people
- Ward 197,941 people

[Full Medinipur ward list (24 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/medinipur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Medinipur?7,408 people in 1,706 households (Census 2011)