# Ward 5, Egra (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Egra, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Egra

Ward 5 of Egra, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,164 people in 463 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the town average of 87.1%.

- 2,164people (2011)
- 463households
- 7 of 14by population
- 85.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Egra?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Egra average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**1016

Working population ****36.4%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 439 (56%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 328 (42%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 76 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Egra average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****14%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**72%

Use banking services ****72%**

**62%

Television ****55%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****80%**

**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
- Ward 62,053 people
- Ward 71,200 people
- Ward 84,318 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 5, Egra?2,164 people in 463 households (Census 2011)