# Ward 17, Sultanganj (Bhagalpur, Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Sultanganj, Bihar 

# Ward 17, Sultanganj

Ward 17 of Sultanganj, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, had **1,967 people in 367 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 67.4%, below the town average of 71.0%.

- 1,967people (2011)
- 367households
- 12 of 25by population
- 67.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Sultanganj?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sultanganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**873

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**917

Working population ****22.4%**

**29.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 227 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 125 (28%) · **■** Marginal 84 (19%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 42 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Sultanganj average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**54%

Tap water ****6%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**70%

Use banking services ****55%**

**49%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****72%**

**94%

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 Sultanganj

- Ward 141,896 people
- Ward 151,893 people
- Ward 163,366 people
- Ward 182,534 people
- Ward 192,989 people
- Ward 202,005 people

[Full Sultanganj ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/sultanganj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Sultanganj?1,967 people in 367 households (Census 2011)