# Ward 24, Durgapur (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Durgapur, West Bengal 

# Ward 24, Durgapur

Ward 24 of Durgapur, Barddhaman district, West Bengal, had **14,974 people in 3,557 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 43 census wards. Literacy was 89.0%, above the town average of 86.0%.

- 14,974people (2011)
- 3,557households
- 12 of 43by population
- 89.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 24, Durgapur?

■ Ward 24 · ■ Durgapur average

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

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**936

Working population ****35.2%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,023 (76%) · **■** Household industry 69 (1%) · **■** Farming 26 (0%) · **■** Marginal 1,158 (22%)

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 24

Of every 100 households in Ward 24 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 24 · ■ Durgapur average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****71%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**16%

Use banking services ****80%**

**76%

Television ****84%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**40%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****52%**

**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 2114,312 people
- Ward 2220,745 people
- Ward 2313,384 people
- Ward 2512,858 people
- Ward 2615,306 people
- Ward 2715,657 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 24, Durgapur?14,974 people in 3,557 households (Census 2011)