# Ward 8, Dankuni (Hugli, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Dankuni, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Dankuni

Ward 8 of Dankuni, Hugli district, West Bengal, had **5,357 people in 1,301 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 19 census wards. Literacy was 87.5%, above the town average of 84.1%.

- 5,357people (2011)
- 1,301households
- 8 of 19by population
- 87.5%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dankuni average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**967

Working population ****40.3%**

**37.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,702 (79%) · **■** Household industry 90 (4%) · **■** Farming 5 (0%) · **■** Marginal 360 (17%)

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, 90 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dankuni average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**7%

Tap water ****17%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**31%

Use banking services ****62%**

**61%

Television ****69%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 55,371 people
- Ward 65,916 people
- Ward 74,035 people
- Ward 94,803 people
- Ward 103,896 people
- Ward 114,906 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 8, Dankuni?5,357 people in 1,301 households (Census 2011)