# Ward 5, Mekliganj (Koch Bihar, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Mekliganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Mekliganj

Ward 5 of Mekliganj, Koch Bihar district, West Bengal, had **1,045 people in 271 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 9 census wards. Literacy was 72.0%, below the town average of 74.8%.

- 1,045people (2011)
- 271households
- 4 of 9by population
- 72.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Mekliganj?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Mekliganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**913

Working population ****32.3%**

**35.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 252 (75%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Farming 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 56 (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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 71 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Mekliganj average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**23%

Tap water ****74%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

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

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**66%

Use banking services ****69%**

**63%

Television ****50%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Mekliganj

- Ward 21,136 people
- Ward 3872 people
- Ward 41,012 people
- Ward 61,044 people
- Ward 7728 people
- Ward 81,477 people

[Full Mekliganj ward list (9 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mekliganj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Mekliganj?1,045 people in 271 households (Census 2011)