# Ward 16, Arambag (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Arambag, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Arambag

Ward 16 of Arambag, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **4,065 people in 808 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 70.0%, below the town average of 81.0%.

- 4,065people (2011)
- 808households
- 6 of 18by population
- 70.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Arambag?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Arambag average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**946

Working population ****34.5%**

**36.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 552 (39%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Farming 427 (30%) · **■** Marginal 389 (28%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 57 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Arambag average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**30%

Tap water ****45%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**55%

Use banking services ****20%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Arambag

- Ward 137,418 people
- Ward 142,974 people
- Ward 154,979 people
- Ward 172,513 people
- Ward 181,858 people

[Full Arambag ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/area-not-under-any-sub-district/arambag/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Arambag?4,065 people in 808 households (Census 2011)