# Ward 20, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 20, Maheshtala

Ward 20 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **13,292 people in 2,943 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the town average of 82.0%.

- 13,292people (2011)
- 2,943households
- 15 of 35by population
- 82.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 20, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 20 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**967

Working population ****37.9%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,748 (74%) · **■** Household industry 759 (15%) · **■** Farming 11 (0%) · **■** Marginal 526 (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 20

Of every 100 households in Ward 20 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 20 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**3%

Tap water ****62%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**17%

Use banking services ****55%**

**66%

Television ****70%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 1714,754 people
- Ward 1815,895 people
- Ward 1912,548 people
- Ward 2112,453 people
- Ward 2213,134 people
- Ward 2315,239 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 20, Maheshtala?13,292 people in 2,943 households (Census 2011)