# Ward 17, Gangarampur (Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Gangarampur, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Gangarampur

Ward 17 of Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **2,859 people in 677 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 91.8%, above the town average of 84.6%.

- 2,859people (2011)
- 677households
- 11 of 18by population
- 91.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Gangarampur?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Gangarampur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1282**

**893

Working population ****34.8%**

**37.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 827 (83%) · **■** Household industry 46 (5%) · **■** Farming 58 (6%) · **■** Marginal 63 (6%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Gangarampur average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**11%

Tap water ****16%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**27%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****63%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Gangarampur

- Ward 143,960 people
- Ward 153,404 people
- Ward 163,878 people
- Ward 184,291 people

[Full Gangarampur ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/gangarampur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Gangarampur?2,859 people in 677 households (Census 2011)