# Ward 17, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Balurghat

Ward 17 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **7,664 people in 1,878 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 86.3%, below the town average of 91.1%.

- 7,664people (2011)
- 1,878households
- 7 of 24by population
- 86.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Balurghat?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**974

Working population ****40.1%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,849 (93%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Farming 24 (1%) · **■** Marginal 192 (6%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 83 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**4%

Tap water ****28%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**31%

Use banking services ****69%**

**74%

Television ****72%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 148,854 people
- Ward 156,854 people
- Ward 166,232 people
- Ward 184,983 people
- Ward 195,677 people
- Ward 205,778 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 17, Balurghat?7,664 people in 1,878 households (Census 2011)