# Ward 18, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Maheshtala

Ward 18 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **15,895 people in 3,513 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 72.8%, below the town average of 82.0%.

- 15,895people (2011)
- 3,513households
- 6 of 35by population
- 72.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**967

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,684 (83%) · **■** Household industry 294 (5%) · **■** Farming 44 (1%) · **■** Marginal 600 (11%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**3%

Tap water ****68%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**17%

Use banking services ****42%**

**66%

Television ****65%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 1512,763 people
- Ward 1612,727 people
- Ward 1714,754 people
- Ward 1912,548 people
- Ward 2013,292 people
- Ward 2112,453 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 18, Maheshtala?15,895 people in 3,513 households (Census 2011)