# Ward 16, Jiaganj-Azimganj (Murshidabad, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Jiaganj-Azimganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Jiaganj-Azimganj

Ward 16 of Jiaganj-Azimganj, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, had **2,252 people in 507 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 78.3%, below the town average of 80.8%.

- 2,252people (2011)
- 507households
- 11 of 17by population
- 78.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Jiaganj-Azimganj?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Jiaganj-Azimganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**939

Working population ****31.2%**

**36.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 626 (89%) · **■** Household industry 51 (7%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 24 (3%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Jiaganj-Azimganj average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**76%

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

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**18%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**45%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****66%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Jiaganj-Azimganj

- Ward 133,156 people
- Ward 143,061 people
- Ward 153,430 people
- Ward 171,832 people

[Full Jiaganj-Azimganj ward list (17 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/jiaganj-azimganj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Jiaganj-Azimganj?2,252 people in 507 households (Census 2011)