# Ward 8, Rajpur Sonarpur (South Twenty Four Parganas

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Census ward · Rajpur Sonarpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Rajpur Sonarpur

Ward 8 of Rajpur Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **12,441 people in 3,099 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 35 census wards. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the town average of 90.1%.

- 12,441people (2011)
- 3,099households
- 14 of 35by population
- 87.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Rajpur Sonarpur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Rajpur Sonarpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**90.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**945

Working population ****35.0%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,795 (87%) · **■** Household industry 47 (1%) · **■** Farming 123 (3%) · **■** Marginal 394 (9%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Rajpur Sonarpur average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**99%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****3%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**17%

Use banking services ****78%**

**80%

Television ****78%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**4%

Own their home ****82%**

**79%

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 Rajpur Sonarpur

- Ward 516,332 people
- Ward 611,956 people
- Ward 716,702 people
- Ward 916,373 people
- Ward 109,404 people
- Ward 1117,920 people

[Full Rajpur Sonarpur ward list (35 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/rajpur-sonarpur/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Rajpur Sonarpur?12,441 people in 3,099 households (Census 2011)