# Ward 23, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 23, Maheshtala

Ward 23 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **15,239 people in 3,561 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 85.4%, above the town average of 82.0%.

- 15,239people (2011)
- 3,561households
- 9 of 35by population
- 85.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**967

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,273 (73%) · **■** Household industry 848 (15%) · **■** Farming 41 (1%) · **■** Marginal 654 (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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**3%

Tap water ****72%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**17%

Use banking services ****76%**

**66%

Television ****80%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 2013,292 people
- Ward 2112,453 people
- Ward 2213,134 people
- Ward 249,053 people
- Ward 2514,877 people
- Ward 268,682 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 23, Maheshtala?15,239 people in 3,561 households (Census 2011)