# Ward 7, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 7, Maheshtala

Ward 7 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **17,234 people in 3,712 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 67.0%, below the town average of 82.0%.

- 17,234people (2011)
- 3,712households
- 4 of 35by population
- 67.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**967

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,775 (81%) · **■** Household industry 179 (3%) · **■** Farming 33 (1%) · **■** Marginal 926 (16%)

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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**3%

Tap water ****75%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**17%

Use banking services ****52%**

**66%

Television ****61%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**8%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 410,820 people
- Ward 512,243 people
- Ward 615,513 people
- Ward 818,350 people
- Ward 912,673 people
- Ward 1015,556 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 7, Maheshtala?17,234 people in 3,712 households (Census 2011)