# Ward 23, Durgapur (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Durgapur, West Bengal 

# Ward 23, Durgapur

Ward 23 of Durgapur, Barddhaman district, West Bengal, had **13,384 people in 3,193 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 43 census wards. Literacy was 82.4%, below the town average of 86.0%.

- 13,384people (2011)
- 3,193households
- 19 of 43by population
- 82.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Durgapur?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Durgapur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**936

Working population ****33.9%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,569 (79%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Farming 26 (1%) · **■** Marginal 904 (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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Durgapur average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**83%

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

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**17%

Tap water ****96%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**16%

Use banking services ****68%**

**76%

Television ****75%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 2014,392 people
- Ward 2114,312 people
- Ward 2220,745 people
- Ward 2414,974 people
- Ward 2512,858 people
- Ward 2615,306 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 23, Durgapur?13,384 people in 3,193 households (Census 2011)