# Ward 8, Dinhata (Koch Bihar, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Dinhata, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Dinhata

Ward 8 of Dinhata, Koch Bihar district, West Bengal, had **4,666 people in 1,074 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 15 census wards. Literacy was 86.9%, below the town average of 91.6%.

- 4,666people (2011)
- 1,074households
- 1 of 15by population
- 86.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dinhata average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**91.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**894

Working population ****33.8%**

**33.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,376 (87%) · **■** Household industry 43 (3%) · **■** Farming 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 117 (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, 77 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Dinhata average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**94%

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

**3%

Tap water ****31%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**36%

Use banking services ****45%**

**69%

Television ****56%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dinhata

- Ward 51,586 people
- Ward 61,892 people
- Ward 72,343 people
- Ward 92,032 people
- Ward 101,359 people
- Ward 112,369 people

[Full Dinhata ward list (15 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/area-not-under-any-sub-district/dinhata/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Dinhata?4,666 people in 1,074 households (Census 2011)