# Ward 8, Siliguri (Darjiling, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Siliguri, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Siliguri

Ward 8 of Siliguri, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **5,097 people in 897 households** at the 2011 Census — the 25th most populous of 33 census wards. Literacy was 95.7%, above the town average of 86.4%.

- 5,097people (2011)
- 897households
- 25 of 33by population
- 95.7%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Siliguri average

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

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**928

Working population ****32.5%**

**36.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,501 (91%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Farming 5 (0%) · **■** Marginal 114 (7%)

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, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Siliguri average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

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

**92%

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

**5%

Tap water ****57%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**73%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**19%

Use banking services ****88%**

**71%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****20%**

**9%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 516,369 people
- Ward 66,484 people
- Ward 77,954 people
- Ward 96,481 people
- Ward 104,019 people
- Ward 111,912 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 8, Siliguri?5,097 people in 897 households (Census 2011)