# Ward 17, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Medinipur

Ward 17 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **3,791 people in 835 households** at the 2011 Census — the 23rd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 94.1%, above the town average of 89.0%.

- 3,791people (2011)
- 835households
- 23 of 24by population
- 94.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Medinipur?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**985

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,138 (93%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Farming 6 (0%) · **■** Marginal 68 (6%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**11%

Tap water ****99%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**27%

Use banking services ****81%**

**71%

Television ****72%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 145,027 people
- Ward 157,584 people
- Ward 167,408 people
- Ward 185,839 people
- Ward 197,941 people
- Ward 2013,090 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 17, Medinipur?3,791 people in 835 households (Census 2011)