# Ward 5, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Medinipur

Ward 5 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,733 people in 1,127 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 96.9%, above the town average of 89.0%.

- 4,733people (2011)
- 1,127households
- 21 of 24by population
- 96.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Medinipur?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**985

Working population ****35.0%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,502 (91%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Farming 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 133 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**11%

Tap water ****82%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**27%

Use banking services ****91%**

**71%

Television ****86%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 28,483 people
- Ward 38,193 people
- Ward 48,786 people
- Ward 67,356 people
- Ward 73,720 people
- Ward 84,182 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 5, Medinipur?4,733 people in 1,127 households (Census 2011)