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

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Census ward · Dankuni, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Dankuni

Ward 16 of Dankuni, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **5,366 people in 1,343 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 19 census wards. Literacy was 87.8%, above the town average of 84.1%.

- 5,366people (2011)
- 1,343households
- 7 of 19by population
- 87.8%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Dankuni average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**967

Working population ****37.8%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,664 (82%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Farming 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 323 (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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Dankuni average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**92%

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

**7%

Tap water ****29%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**31%

Use banking services ****82%**

**61%

Television ****76%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****77%**

**72%

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 Dankuni

- Ward 134,136 people
- Ward 145,406 people
- Ward 156,334 people
- Ward 173,497 people
- Ward 187,539 people
- Ward 193,467 people

[Full Dankuni ward list (19 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/area-not-under-any-sub-district/dankuni/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Dankuni?5,366 people in 1,343 households (Census 2011)