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

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Census ward · Tufanganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Tufanganj

Ward 8 of Tufanganj, Koch Bihar district, West Bengal, had **1,915 people in 491 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 95.2%, above the town average of 91.5%.

- 1,915people (2011)
- 491households
- 3 of 12by population
- 95.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Tufanganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%**

**91.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**923

Working population ****35.9%**

**35.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 617 (90%) · **■** Household industry 27 (4%) · **■** Farming 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%)

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, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Tufanganj average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**1%

Tap water ****70%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**38%

Use banking services ****81%**

**73%

Television ****82%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

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 Tufanganj

- Ward 51,435 people
- Ward 61,348 people
- Ward 72,984 people
- Ward 91,397 people
- Ward 101,532 people
- Ward 111,274 people

[Full Tufanganj ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/area-not-under-any-sub-district/tufanganj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Tufanganj?1,915 people in 491 households (Census 2011)