# Ward 21, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 21, Balurghat

Ward 21 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **6,173 people in 1,445 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 84.4%, below the town average of 91.1%.

- 6,173people (2011)
- 1,445households
- 13 of 24by population
- 84.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 21, Balurghat?

■ Ward 21 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**974

Working population ****38.7%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,112 (88%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Farming 10 (0%) · **■** Marginal 215 (9%)

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 21

Of every 100 households in Ward 21 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 21 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****20%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**31%

Use banking services ****57%**

**74%

Television ****67%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 184,983 people
- Ward 195,677 people
- Ward 205,778 people
- Ward 226,405 people
- Ward 235,176 people
- Ward 251,863 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 21, Balurghat?6,173 people in 1,445 households (Census 2011)