# Ward 15, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 15, Balurghat

Ward 15 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **6,854 people in 1,683 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 94.9%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 6,854people (2011)
- 1,683households
- 9 of 24by population
- 94.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 15, Balurghat?

■ Ward 15 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**974

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,344 (86%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Farming 33 (1%) · **■** Marginal 304 (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 15

Of every 100 households in Ward 15 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 15 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****21%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**31%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 128,561 people
- Ward 136,288 people
- Ward 148,854 people
- Ward 166,232 people
- Ward 177,664 people
- Ward 184,983 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 15, Balurghat?6,854 people in 1,683 households (Census 2011)