# Ward 18, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Balurghat

Ward 18 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **4,983 people in 1,253 households** at the 2011 Census — the 23rd most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 93.7%, close to the town average of 91.1%.

- 4,983people (2011)
- 1,253households
- 23 of 24by population
- 93.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Balurghat?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**974

Working population ****36.0%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,553 (87%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Farming 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 214 (12%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**4%

Tap water ****37%**

**12%

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

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**31%

Use banking services ****83%**

**74%

Television ****85%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 156,854 people
- Ward 166,232 people
- Ward 177,664 people
- Ward 195,677 people
- Ward 205,778 people
- Ward 216,173 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 18, Balurghat?4,983 people in 1,253 households (Census 2011)