# Ward 12, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Maheshtala

Ward 12 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **14,545 people in 3,508 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 85.3%, above the town average of 82.0%.

- 14,545people (2011)
- 3,508households
- 12 of 35by population
- 85.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**967

Working population ****36.9%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,329 (81%) · **■** Household industry 111 (2%) · **■** Farming 50 (1%) · **■** Marginal 877 (16%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****90%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**17%

Use banking services ****76%**

**66%

Television ****79%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 912,673 people
- Ward 1015,556 people
- Ward 1116,306 people
- Ward 1318,828 people
- Ward 1420,468 people
- Ward 1512,763 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 12, Maheshtala?14,545 people in 3,508 households (Census 2011)