# Ward 18, Tamluk (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Tamluk, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Tamluk

Ward 18 of Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **4,986 people in 1,115 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 87.0%, below the town average of 90.2%.

- 4,986people (2011)
- 1,115households
- 1 of 20by population
- 87.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Tamluk?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Tamluk average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**946

Working population ****43.8%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,313 (60%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Farming 70 (3%) · **■** Marginal 755 (35%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 77 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Tamluk average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**14%

Tap water ****39%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**53%

Use banking services ****52%**

**67%

Television ****46%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****81%**

**82%

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 Tamluk

- Ward 153,547 people
- Ward 163,105 people
- Ward 174,303 people
- Ward 194,415 people
- Ward 203,540 people

[Full Tamluk ward list (20 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/tamluk/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 18, Tamluk?4,986 people in 1,115 households (Census 2011)