# Ward 21, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 21, Medinipur

Ward 21 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **10,998 people in 2,459 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 81.9%, below the town average of 89.0%.

- 10,998people (2011)
- 2,459households
- 2 of 24by population
- 81.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Medinipur?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**985

Working population ****34.2%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,009 (80%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Farming 19 (1%) · **■** Marginal 691 (18%)

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 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 73 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**11%

Tap water ****95%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**27%

Use banking services ****67%**

**71%

Television ****58%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**34%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 185,839 people
- Ward 197,941 people
- Ward 2013,090 people
- Ward 227,741 people
- Ward 235,380 people
- Ward 246,970 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 21, Medinipur?10,998 people in 2,459 households (Census 2011)