# Ward 8, Contai (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Contai, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Contai

Ward 8 of Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,720 people in 1,001 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 94.6%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 4,720people (2011)
- 1,001households
- 8 of 20by population
- 94.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Contai?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Contai average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**93.7%

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

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**956

Working population ****34.4%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,420 (87%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 174 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 87 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Contai average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**86%

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

**10%

Tap water ****47%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**46%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****70%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 54,392 people
- Ward 63,632 people
- Ward 73,215 people
- Ward 93,528 people
- Ward 103,720 people
- Ward 115,101 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 8, Contai?4,720 people in 1,001 households (Census 2011)