# Ward 16, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Maheshtala

Ward 16 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **12,727 people in 2,789 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the town average of 82.0%.

- 12,727people (2011)
- 2,789households
- 18 of 35by population
- 79.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**967

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,671 (80%) · **■** Household industry 422 (9%) · **■** Farming 25 (1%) · **■** Marginal 483 (10%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**3%

Tap water ****71%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**17%

Use banking services ****50%**

**66%

Television ****72%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 1318,828 people
- Ward 1420,468 people
- Ward 1512,763 people
- Ward 1714,754 people
- Ward 1815,895 people
- Ward 1912,548 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 16, Maheshtala?12,727 people in 2,789 households (Census 2011)