# Ward 16, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Balurghat

Ward 16 of [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/balurghat/), [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, West Bengal, had **6,232 people in 1,548 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 95.4%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 6,232people (2011)
- 1,548households
- 12 of 24by population
- 95.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Balurghat?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**974

Working population ****42.8%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,169 (81%) · **■** Household industry 119 (4%) · **■** Farming 18 (1%) · **■** Marginal 362 (14%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****22%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**31%

Use banking services ****67%**

**74%

Television ****88%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 136,288 people
- Ward 148,854 people
- Ward 156,854 people
- Ward 177,664 people
- Ward 184,983 people
- Ward 195,677 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 16, Balurghat?6,232 people in 1,548 households (Census 2011)