# Ward 8, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Balurghat

Ward 8 of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **5,178 people in 1,378 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 95.7%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 5,178people (2011)
- 1,378households
- 21 of 24by population
- 95.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Balurghat?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.7%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**974

Working population ****35.9%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,675 (90%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Farming 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 149 (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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**31%

Use banking services ****87%**

**74%

Television ****81%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 57,983 people
- Ward 67,516 people
- Ward 75,521 people
- Ward 97,679 people
- Ward 105,681 people
- Ward 115,534 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 8, Balurghat?5,178 people in 1,378 households (Census 2011)