# Ward 20, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 20, Contai

Ward 20 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **6,793 people in 1,165 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 95.3%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 6,793people (2011)
- 1,165households
- 3 of 20by population
- 95.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 20, Contai?

■ Ward 20 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****726**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**956

Working population ****30.4%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,767 (86%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Farming 112 (5%) · **■** Marginal 137 (7%)

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 20

Of every 100 households in Ward 20 in 2011, 78 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 20 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**46%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****58%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 174,719 people
- Ward 183,983 people
- Ward 196,914 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 20, Contai?6,793 people in 1,165 households (Census 2011)