# Ward 22, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 22, Balurghat

Ward 22 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **6,405 people in 1,586 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 95.0%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 6,405people (2011)
- 1,586households
- 10 of 24by population
- 95.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 22, Balurghat?

■ Ward 22 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**974

Working population ****34.6%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,868 (84%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Farming 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 334 (15%)

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 22

Of every 100 households in Ward 22 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 22 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**31%

Use banking services ****91%**

**74%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 195,677 people
- Ward 205,778 people
- Ward 216,173 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 22, Balurghat?6,405 people in 1,586 households (Census 2011)