# Ward 16, Durgapur (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Durgapur, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Durgapur

Ward 16 of Durgapur, Barddhaman district, West Bengal, had **13,231 people in 2,873 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 43 census wards. Literacy was 89.0%, above the town average of 86.0%.

- 13,231people (2011)
- 2,873households
- 20 of 43by population
- 89.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Durgapur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**936

Working population ****32.2%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,298 (77%) · **■** Household industry 76 (2%) · **■** Farming 26 (1%) · **■** Marginal 857 (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, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Durgapur average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**17%

Tap water ****92%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**16%

Use banking services ****76%**

**76%

Television ****79%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**40%

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

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****80%**

**64%

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 Durgapur

- Ward 1314,895 people
- Ward 1423,111 people
- Ward 1513,041 people
- Ward 179,932 people
- Ward 186,764 people
- Ward 1911,334 people

[Full Durgapur ward list (43 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/area-not-under-any-sub-district/durgapur/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Durgapur?13,231 people in 2,873 households (Census 2011)