# Ward 5, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Maheshtala

Ward 5 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **12,243 people in 2,116 households** at the 2011 Census — the 22nd most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 72.0%, below the town average of 82.0%.

- 12,243people (2011)
- 2,116households
- 22 of 35by population
- 72.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**967

Working population ****39.9%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,559 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2,696 (55%) · **■** Farming 11 (0%) · **■** Marginal 617 (13%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**93%

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

**3%

Tap water ****86%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**17%

Use banking services ****23%**

**66%

Television ****58%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 29,982 people
- Ward 311,230 people
- Ward 410,820 people
- Ward 615,513 people
- Ward 717,234 people
- Ward 818,350 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 5, Maheshtala?12,243 people in 2,116 households (Census 2011)