# Ward 1, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Contai

Ward 1 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,741 people in 901 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 83.5%, below the town average of 93.7%.

- 6,741people (2011)
- 901households
- 4 of 20by population
- 83.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Contai?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**956

Working population ****33.5%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,476 (65%) · **■** Household industry 64 (3%) · **■** Farming 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 707 (31%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 41 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**10%

Tap water ****10%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**46%

Use banking services ****63%**

**84%

Television ****21%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**79%

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 Contai

- Ward 22,482 people
- Ward 35,542 people
- Ward 42,706 people

[Full Contai ward list (20 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/contai/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Contai?6,741 people in 901 households (Census 2011)