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

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Census ward · Egra, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Egra

Ward 8 of Egra, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,318 people in 882 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 77.4%, below the town average of 87.1%.

- 4,318people (2011)
- 882households
- 1 of 14by population
- 77.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Egra average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**1016

Working population ****30.5%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 831 (63%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Farming 373 (28%) · **■** Marginal 106 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 59 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Egra average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**10%

Tap water ****50%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**72%

Use banking services ****39%**

**62%

Television ****31%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**11%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 52,164 people
- Ward 62,053 people
- Ward 71,200 people
- Ward 92,335 people
- Ward 101,211 people
- Ward 112,527 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 8, Egra?4,318 people in 882 households (Census 2011)