# Ward 26, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 26, Maheshtala

Ward 26 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **8,682 people in 2,257 households** at the 2011 Census — the 31st most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 93.9%, above the town average of 82.0%.

- 8,682people (2011)
- 2,257households
- 31 of 35by population
- 93.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 26, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 26 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**967

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,630 (91%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Farming 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 197 (7%)

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 26

Of every 100 households in Ward 26 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 26 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**93%

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

**3%

Tap water ****68%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**45%

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

**17%

Use banking services ****77%**

**66%

Television ****85%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 2315,239 people
- Ward 249,053 people
- Ward 2514,877 people
- Ward 273,714 people
- Ward 287,526 people
- Ward 2911,163 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 26, Maheshtala?8,682 people in 2,257 households (Census 2011)