# Ward 1, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Maheshtala

Ward 1 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **7,951 people in 1,546 households** at the 2011 Census — the 33rd most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the town average of 82.0%.

- 7,951people (2011)
- 1,546households
- 33 of 35by population
- 84.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**967

Working population ****34.1%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,220 (82%) · **■** Household industry 109 (4%) · **■** Farming 52 (2%) · **■** Marginal 329 (12%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**3%

Tap water ****95%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**17%

Use banking services ****81%**

**66%

Television ****80%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****43%**

**78%

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 Maheshtala

- Ward 29,982 people
- Ward 311,230 people
- Ward 410,820 people

[Full Maheshtala ward list (35 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/maheshtala/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Maheshtala?7,951 people in 1,546 households (Census 2011)