# Ward 24, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 24, Medinipur

Ward 24 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,970 people in 1,508 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 81.8%, below the town average of 89.0%.

- 6,970people (2011)
- 1,508households
- 15 of 24by population
- 81.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 24, Medinipur?

■ Ward 24 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**89.0%

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

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**985

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,889 (81%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Farming 24 (1%) · **■** Marginal 387 (17%)

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 24

Of every 100 households in Ward 24 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 24 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**11%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**27%

Use banking services ****69%**

**71%

Television ****74%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**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 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 24, Medinipur?6,970 people in 1,508 households (Census 2011)