# Ward 16, Dumraon (Buxar, Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Dumraon, Bihar 

# Ward 16, Dumraon

Ward 16 of Dumraon, Buxar district, Bihar, had **2,578 people in 436 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 81.1%, above the town average of 71.6%.

- 2,578people (2011)
- 436households
- 7 of 26by population
- 81.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Dumraon?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Dumraon average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**917

Working population ****31.2%**

**29.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 504 (63%) · **■** Household industry 178 (22%) · **■** Farming 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 92 (11%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 66 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Dumraon average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**47%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**35%

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

**60%

Use banking services ****63%**

**59%

Television ****50%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****88%**

**90%

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 Dumraon

- Ward 132,911 people
- Ward 142,711 people
- Ward 151,136 people
- Ward 171,409 people
- Ward 18977 people
- Ward 192,143 people

[Full Dumraon ward list (26 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/dumraon/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Dumraon?2,578 people in 436 households (Census 2011)