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

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Census ward · Egra, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Egra

Ward 6 of Egra, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **2,053 people in 479 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the town average of 87.1%.

- 2,053people (2011)
- 479households
- 9 of 14by population
- 88.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 6 · ■ Egra average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**1016

Working population ****43.7%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 436 (49%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 384 (43%) · **■** Marginal 76 (8%)

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, 75 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Egra average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**89%

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

**10%

Tap water ****24%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**72%

Use banking services ****72%**

**62%

Television ****55%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**11%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 31,475 people
- Ward 42,469 people
- Ward 52,164 people
- Ward 71,200 people
- Ward 84,318 people
- Ward 92,335 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 6, Egra?2,053 people in 479 households (Census 2011)