# Ward 16, Kasba (Purnia, Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Kasba, Bihar 

# Ward 16, Kasba

Ward 16 of Kasba, Purnia district, Bihar, had **3,076 people in 590 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 37.4%, below the town average of 68.6%.

- 3,076people (2011)
- 590households
- 1 of 17by population
- 37.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kasba average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.4%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**922

Working population ****27.3%**

**30.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 197 (23%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Farming 454 (54%) · **■** Marginal 164 (20%)

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, 17 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kasba average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**68%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Kasba

- Ward 131,605 people
- Ward 141,701 people
- Ward 151,933 people
- Ward 171,961 people

[Full Kasba ward list (17 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/kasba/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Kasba?3,076 people in 590 households (Census 2011)