# Ward 14, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 14, Maheshtala

Ward 14 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **20,468 people in 4,917 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 88.1%, above the town average of 82.0%.

- 20,468people (2011)
- 4,917households
- 1 of 35by population
- 88.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 14, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 14 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1001**

**967

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,227 (84%) · **■** Household industry 152 (2%) · **■** Farming 74 (1%) · **■** Marginal 957 (13%)

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 14

Of every 100 households in Ward 14 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 14 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

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

**93%

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

**3%

Tap water ****54%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**17%

Use banking services ****84%**

**66%

Television ****84%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 1116,306 people
- Ward 1214,545 people
- Ward 1318,828 people
- Ward 1512,763 people
- Ward 1612,727 people
- Ward 1714,754 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 14, Maheshtala?20,468 people in 4,917 households (Census 2011)