# Ward 20, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 20, Medinipur

Ward 20 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **13,090 people in 2,783 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 83.9%, below the town average of 89.0%.

- 13,090people (2011)
- 2,783households
- 1 of 24by population
- 83.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 20, Medinipur?

■ Ward 20 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**985

Working population ****35.0%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,966 (86%) · **■** Household industry 52 (1%) · **■** Farming 120 (3%) · **■** Marginal 447 (10%)

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 20

Of every 100 households in Ward 20 in 2011, 75 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 20 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**11%

Tap water ****92%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**27%

Use banking services ****71%**

**71%

Television ****59%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**34%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 173,791 people
- Ward 185,839 people
- Ward 197,941 people
- Ward 2110,998 people
- Ward 227,741 people
- Ward 235,380 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 20, Medinipur?13,090 people in 2,783 households (Census 2011)