# Ward 5, Siliguri (Darjiling, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Siliguri, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Siliguri

Ward 5 of Siliguri, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **16,369 people in 3,018 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 74.8%, below the town average of 86.4%.

- 16,369people (2011)
- 3,018households
- 4 of 33by population
- 74.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Siliguri?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Siliguri average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**928

Working population ****32.1%**

**36.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,620 (88%) · **■** Household industry 65 (1%) · **■** Farming 14 (0%) · **■** Marginal 548 (10%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Siliguri average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

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

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**5%

Tap water ****47%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**66%

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

**73%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**19%

Use banking services ****40%**

**71%

Television ****62%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**30%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****17%**

**7%

Own their home ****71%**

**70%

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 Siliguri

- Ward 214,327 people
- Ward 310,993 people
- Ward 420,745 people
- Ward 66,484 people
- Ward 77,954 people
- Ward 85,097 people

[Full Siliguri ward list (33 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/siliguri/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Siliguri?16,369 people in 3,018 households (Census 2011)