# Ward 19, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 19, Contai

Ward 19 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,914 people in 1,225 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 91.9%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 6,914people (2011)
- 1,225households
- 1 of 20by population
- 91.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 19, Contai?

■ Ward 19 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**956

Working population ****31.0%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,524 (71%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Farming 28 (1%) · **■** Marginal 547 (26%)

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 19

Of every 100 households in Ward 19 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 19 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**81%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**46%

Use banking services ****89%**

**84%

Television ****64%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 164,741 people
- Ward 174,719 people
- Ward 183,983 people
- Ward 206,793 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 19, Contai?6,914 people in 1,225 households (Census 2011)