# Ward 2, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Medinipur

Ward 2 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **8,483 people in 1,884 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the town average of 89.0%.

- 8,483people (2011)
- 1,884households
- 4 of 24by population
- 87.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Medinipur?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**985

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,541 (90%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Farming 11 (0%) · **■** Marginal 241 (9%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 87 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**85%

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

**11%

Tap water ****94%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**27%

Use banking services ****63%**

**71%

Television ****70%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**8%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 17,582 people
- Ward 38,193 people
- Ward 48,786 people
- Ward 54,733 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 2, Medinipur?8,483 people in 1,884 households (Census 2011)