# Ward 2, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Balurghat

Ward 2 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **7,815 people in 1,766 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 78.4%, below the town average of 91.1%.

- 7,815people (2011)
- 1,766households
- 5 of 24by population
- 78.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Balurghat?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**974

Working population ****40.9%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,864 (90%) · **■** Household industry 118 (4%) · **■** Farming 20 (1%) · **■** Marginal 195 (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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 75 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**86%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

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

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**31%

Use banking services ****47%**

**74%

Television ****54%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 16,034 people
- Ward 35,272 people
- Ward 48,558 people
- Ward 57,983 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 2, Balurghat?7,815 people in 1,766 households (Census 2011)