# Ward 9, Maheshtala (South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Maheshtala, West Bengal 

# Ward 9, Maheshtala

Ward 9 of Maheshtala, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **12,673 people in 2,620 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 73.6%, below the town average of 82.0%.

- 12,673people (2011)
- 2,620households
- 19 of 35by population
- 73.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Maheshtala?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Maheshtala average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**967

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,746 (78%) · **■** Household industry 355 (7%) · **■** Farming 19 (0%) · **■** Marginal 673 (14%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Maheshtala average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**93%

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

**3%

Tap water ****99%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**17%

Use banking services ****72%**

**66%

Television ****79%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 615,513 people
- Ward 717,234 people
- Ward 818,350 people
- Ward 1015,556 people
- Ward 1116,306 people
- Ward 1214,545 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 9, Maheshtala?12,673 people in 2,620 households (Census 2011)