# Ward 13, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 13, Maheshtala

Ward 13 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **18,828 people in 4,728 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 87.7%, above the town average of 82.0%.

- 18,828people (2011)
- 4,728households
- 2 of 35by population
- 87.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 13, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 13 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**967

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 5,969 (85%) · **■** Household industry 153 (2%) · **■** Farming 44 (1%) · **■** Marginal 855 (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 13

Of every 100 households in Ward 13 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 13 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****81%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**17%

Use banking services ****74%**

**66%

Television ****80%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 1015,556 people
- Ward 1116,306 people
- Ward 1214,545 people
- Ward 1420,468 people
- Ward 1512,763 people
- Ward 1612,727 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 13, Maheshtala?18,828 people in 4,728 households (Census 2011)