# Ward 18, Dankuni (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Dankuni, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Dankuni

Ward 18 of Dankuni, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **7,539 people in 1,627 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 19 census wards. Literacy was 73.9%, below the town average of 84.1%.

- 7,539people (2011)
- 1,627households
- 1 of 19by population
- 73.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Dankuni?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Dankuni average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**967

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,132 (83%) · **■** Household industry 63 (2%) · **■** Farming 19 (1%) · **■** Marginal 351 (14%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 85 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Dankuni average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**7%

Tap water ****12%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**31%

Use banking services ****44%**

**61%

Television ****44%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**7%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 156,334 people
- Ward 165,366 people
- Ward 173,497 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 18, Dankuni?7,539 people in 1,627 households (Census 2011)