# Ward 9, Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Balurghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 9, Balurghat

Ward 9 of [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/balurghat/), [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, West Bengal, had **7,679 people in 1,910 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 24 census wards. Literacy was 97.4%, above the town average of 91.1%.

- 7,679people (2011)
- 1,910households
- 6 of 24by population
- 97.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Balurghat?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Balurghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**974

Working population ****38.3%**

**37.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,467 (84%) · **■** Household industry 64 (2%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 403 (14%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Balurghat average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****16%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**31%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****84%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 67,516 people
- Ward 75,521 people
- Ward 85,178 people
- Ward 105,681 people
- Ward 115,534 people
- Ward 128,561 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 9, Balurghat?7,679 people in 1,910 households (Census 2011)