# Ward 12, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Balurghat

Ward 12 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **8,561 people in 1,966 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 84.9%, below the town average of 91.1%.

- 8,561people (2011)
- 1,966households
- 2 of 24by population
- 84.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Balurghat?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**974

Working population ****42.2%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,547 (71%) · **■** Household industry 99 (3%) · **■** Farming 101 (3%) · **■** Marginal 864 (24%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 65 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**4%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**31%

Use banking services ****58%**

**74%

Television ****57%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**86%

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 Balurghat

- Ward 97,679 people
- Ward 105,681 people
- Ward 115,534 people
- Ward 136,288 people
- Ward 148,854 people
- Ward 156,854 people

[Full Balurghat ward list (24 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/balurghat/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Balurghat?8,561 people in 1,966 households (Census 2011)