# Ward 6, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Balurghat

Ward 6 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **7,516 people in 2,088 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 97.5%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 7,516people (2011)
- 2,088households
- 8 of 24by population
- 97.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Balurghat?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.5%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**974

Working population ****35.3%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,461 (93%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Farming 9 (0%) · **■** Marginal 177 (7%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**86%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**31%

Use banking services ****94%**

**74%

Television ****94%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**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 35,272 people
- Ward 48,558 people
- Ward 57,983 people
- Ward 75,521 people
- Ward 85,178 people
- Ward 97,679 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 6, Balurghat?7,516 people in 2,088 households (Census 2011)