# Ward 17, Durgapur (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Durgapur, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Durgapur

Ward 17 of Durgapur, Barddhaman district, West Bengal, had **9,932 people in 2,131 households** at the 2011 Census — the 34th most populous of 43 census wards. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the town average of 86.0%.

- 9,932people (2011)
- 2,131households
- 34 of 43by population
- 87.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Durgapur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**936

Working population ****32.8%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,479 (76%) · **■** Household industry 81 (2%) · **■** Farming 19 (1%) · **■** Marginal 682 (21%)

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, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Durgapur average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**17%

Tap water ****93%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**16%

Use banking services ****83%**

**76%

Television ****80%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 1423,111 people
- Ward 1513,041 people
- Ward 1613,231 people
- Ward 186,764 people
- Ward 1911,334 people
- Ward 2014,392 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 17, Durgapur?9,932 people in 2,131 households (Census 2011)