# Ward 2, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Contai

Ward 2 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,482 people in 465 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 92.4%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 2,482people (2011)
- 465households
- 20 of 20by population
- 92.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Contai?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**956

Working population ****34.0%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 573 (68%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 82 (10%) · **■** Marginal 180 (21%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 62 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**10%

Tap water ****3%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**46%

Use banking services ****81%**

**84%

Television ****41%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 16,741 people
- Ward 35,542 people
- Ward 42,706 people
- Ward 54,392 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 2, Contai?2,482 people in 465 households (Census 2011)