# Ward 9, Mirik (Darjiling, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Mirik, West Bengal 

# Ward 9, Mirik

Ward 9 of Mirik, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **1,166 people in 254 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 9 census wards. Literacy was 80.6%, below the town average of 88.4%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 254households
- 6 of 9by population
- 80.6%literacy

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

■ Ward 9 · ■ Mirik average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**1009

Working population ****39.4%**

**32.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 380 (83%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 74 (16%)

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, 91 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Mirik average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**26%

Use banking services ****70%**

**73%

Television ****70%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mirik

- Ward 6859 people
- Ward 71,284 people
- Ward 81,638 people

[Full Mirik ward list (9 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mirik/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 9, Mirik?1,166 people in 254 households (Census 2011)