# Ward 5, Raniganj (Barddhaman, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Raniganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Raniganj

Ward 5 of [Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/area-not-under-any-sub-district/raniganj/), [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, West Bengal, had **6,763 people in 1,448 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 83.3%, above the town average of 77.6%.

- 6,763people (2011)
- 1,448households
- 6 of 22by population
- 83.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Raniganj?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Raniganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**77.6%

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

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**914

Working population ****36.3%**

**31.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,154 (88%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Farming 9 (0%) · **■** Marginal 280 (11%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Raniganj average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**37%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**4%

Use banking services ****80%**

**63%

Television ****69%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****79%**

**72%

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 Raniganj

- Ward 27,539 people
- Ward 35,139 people
- Ward 46,310 people
- Ward 65,370 people
- Ward 76,098 people
- Ward 87,854 people

[Full Raniganj ward list (22 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/area-not-under-any-sub-district/raniganj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Raniganj?6,763 people in 1,448 households (Census 2011)