# Ward 8, Diamond Harbour (South Twenty Four Parganas

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Census ward · Diamond Harbour, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Diamond Harbour

Ward 8 of Diamond Harbour, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **1,414 people in 342 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 16 census wards. Literacy was 78.1%, below the town average of 85.9%.

- 1,414people (2011)
- 342households
- 16 of 16by population
- 78.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Diamond Harbour?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Diamond Harbour average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**989

Working population ****37.8%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 401 (75%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 111 (21%)

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, 74 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Diamond Harbour average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**84%

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

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**44%

Use banking services ****57%**

**70%

Television ****54%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**83%

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 Diamond Harbour

- Ward 53,793 people
- Ward 62,564 people
- Ward 71,521 people
- Ward 93,226 people
- Ward 102,989 people
- Ward 111,763 people

[Full Diamond Harbour ward list (16 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Diamond Harbour?1,414 people in 342 households (Census 2011)