# Ward 16, Kandi (Murshidabad, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Kandi, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Kandi

Ward 16 of Kandi, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, had **2,870 people in 632 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the town average of 82.1%.

- 2,870people (2011)
- 632households
- 11 of 17by population
- 84.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Kandi?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kandi average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**946

Working population ****29.3%**

**31.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 727 (86%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Farming 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 47 (6%)

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, 70 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Kandi average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**25%

Tap water ****58%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**43%

Use banking services ****62%**

**61%

Television ****54%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Kandi

- Ward 134,534 people
- Ward 144,131 people
- Ward 152,881 people
- Ward 172,223 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Kandi?2,870 people in 632 households (Census 2011)