# Ward 8, Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Medinipur

Ward 8 of Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,182 people in 877 households** at the 2011 Census — the 22nd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the town average of 89.0%.

- 4,182people (2011)
- 877households
- 22 of 24by population
- 88.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Medinipur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Medinipur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**985

Working population ****37.5%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,504 (96%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 53 (3%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Medinipur average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**11%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**27%

Use banking services ****53%**

**71%

Television ****68%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**34%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 54,733 people
- Ward 67,356 people
- Ward 73,720 people
- Ward 98,019 people
- Ward 105,061 people
- Ward 118,443 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 8, Medinipur?4,182 people in 877 households (Census 2011)