# Ward 1, Egra (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Egra, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Egra

Ward 1 of Egra, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,347 people in 519 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 94.6%, above the town average of 87.1%.

- 2,347people (2011)
- 519households
- 5 of 14by population
- 94.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Egra?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Egra average

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

**87.1%

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

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**1016

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 648 (85%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Farming 68 (9%) · **■** Marginal 31 (4%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 83 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Egra average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****16%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**72%

Use banking services ****83%**

**62%

Television ****71%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**11%

Own their home ****83%**

**87%

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 Egra

- Ward 22,445 people
- Ward 31,475 people
- Ward 42,469 people

[Full Egra ward list (14 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/egra/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Egra?2,347 people in 519 households (Census 2011)