# Ward 18, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Medinipur

Ward 18 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **5,839 people in 1,255 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 93.8%, above the town average of 89.0%.

- 5,839people (2011)
- 1,255households
- 16 of 24by population
- 93.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Medinipur?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**89.0%

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

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**985

Working population ****35.9%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,890 (90%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Farming 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 158 (8%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

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

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**11%

Tap water ****87%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**27%

Use banking services ****78%**

**71%

Television ****77%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**34%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 157,584 people
- Ward 167,408 people
- Ward 173,791 people
- Ward 197,941 people
- Ward 2013,090 people
- Ward 2110,998 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 18, Medinipur?5,839 people in 1,255 households (Census 2011)