# Ward 19, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 19, Balurghat

Ward 19 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 **5,677 people in 1,549 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 97.0%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 5,677people (2011)
- 1,549households
- 17 of 24by population
- 97.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 19, Balurghat?

■ Ward 19 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.0%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**974

Working population ****38.2%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,960 (90%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Farming 26 (1%) · **■** Marginal 165 (8%)

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 19

Of every 100 households in Ward 19 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 19 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**31%

Use banking services ****94%**

**74%

Television ****93%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**8%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 166,232 people
- Ward 177,664 people
- Ward 184,983 people
- Ward 205,778 people
- Ward 216,173 people
- Ward 226,405 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 19, Balurghat?5,677 people in 1,549 households (Census 2011)