# Ward 12, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Contai

Ward 12 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,207 people in 922 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 95.9%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 4,207people (2011)
- 922households
- 12 of 20by population
- 95.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Contai?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**956

Working population ****35.3%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,327 (89%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Farming 7 (0%) · **■** Marginal 132 (9%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****60%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**46%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****71%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 93,528 people
- Ward 103,720 people
- Ward 115,101 people
- Ward 133,538 people
- Ward 146,882 people
- Ward 154,670 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 12, Contai?4,207 people in 922 households (Census 2011)