# Ward 6, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Medinipur

Ward 6 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **7,356 people in 1,689 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 92.8%, above the town average of 89.0%.

- 7,356people (2011)
- 1,689households
- 14 of 24by population
- 92.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Medinipur?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**985

Working population ****36.0%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,415 (91%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Farming 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 190 (7%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 92 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**85%

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

**11%

Tap water ****92%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**27%

Use banking services ****75%**

**71%

Television ****79%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**34%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 38,193 people
- Ward 48,786 people
- Ward 54,733 people
- Ward 73,720 people
- Ward 84,182 people
- Ward 98,019 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 6, Medinipur?7,356 people in 1,689 households (Census 2011)