# Ward 6, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Contai

Ward 6 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **3,632 people in 606 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 89.6%, below the town average of 93.7%.

- 3,632people (2011)
- 606households
- 15 of 20by population
- 89.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Contai?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**956

Working population ****28.3%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 943 (92%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Farming 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 48 (5%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**10%

Tap water ****10%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**60%

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

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**46%

Use banking services ****78%**

**84%

Television ****63%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 35,542 people
- Ward 42,706 people
- Ward 54,392 people
- Ward 73,215 people
- Ward 84,720 people
- Ward 93,528 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 6, Contai?3,632 people in 606 households (Census 2011)