# Ward 15, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 15, Contai

Ward 15 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,670 people in 879 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 4,670people (2011)
- 879households
- 10 of 20by population
- 93.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Contai?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**956

Working population ****30.7%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,257 (88%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Farming 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 152 (11%)

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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****13%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**46%

Use banking services ****79%**

**84%

Television ****71%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 124,207 people
- Ward 133,538 people
- Ward 146,882 people
- Ward 164,741 people
- Ward 174,719 people
- Ward 183,983 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 15, Contai?4,670 people in 879 households (Census 2011)