# Ward 9, Mekliganj (Koch Bihar, West Bengal) – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/area-not-under-any-sub-district/mekliganj/ward-9/

Census ward · Mekliganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 9, Mekliganj

Ward 9 of Mekliganj, Koch Bihar district, West Bengal, had **1,218 people in 302 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 9 census wards. Literacy was 64.4%, below the town average of 74.8%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 302households
- 2 of 9by population
- 64.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Mekliganj?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Mekliganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**913

Working population ****32.9%**

**35.2%

### Work

********

**■** Services, trade & industry 198 (49%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 113 (28%) · **■** Marginal 84 (21%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 37 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Mekliganj average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**23%

Tap water ****64%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**66%

Use banking services ****34%**

**63%

Television ****24%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 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 9, Mekliganj?1,218 people in 302 households (Census 2011)