# Ward 8, Durgapur (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Durgapur, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Durgapur

Ward 8 of Durgapur, Barddhaman district, West Bengal, had **14,403 people in 3,652 households** at the 2011 Census — the 16th most populous of 43 census wards. Literacy was 83.1%, below the town average of 86.0%.

- 14,403people (2011)
- 3,652households
- 16 of 43by population
- 83.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Durgapur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Durgapur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**936

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,094 (81%) · **■** Household industry 54 (1%) · **■** Farming 27 (1%) · **■** Marginal 907 (18%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 61 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Durgapur average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**79%

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

**17%

Tap water ****98%**

**81%

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

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**16%

Use banking services ****66%**

**76%

Television ****65%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****37%**

**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 516,764 people
- Ward 67,618 people
- Ward 714,551 people
- Ward 914,566 people
- Ward 1012,732 people
- Ward 119,917 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 8, Durgapur?14,403 people in 3,652 households (Census 2011)