# Ward 16, Ranaghat (Nadia, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Ranaghat, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Ranaghat

Ward 16 of Ranaghat, Nadia district, West Bengal, had **5,338 people in 1,206 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 19 census wards. Literacy was 92.4%, close to the town average of 93.2%.

- 5,338people (2011)
- 1,206households
- 6 of 19by population
- 92.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Ranaghat average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**93.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**915

Working population ****33.9%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,721 (95%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 66 (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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Ranaghat average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****18%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**11%

Use banking services ****72%**

**73%

Television ****79%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**7%

Own their home ****87%**

**84%

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 Ranaghat

- Ward 133,242 people
- Ward 144,883 people
- Ward 155,677 people
- Ward 176,666 people
- Ward 182,917 people
- Ward 194,663 people

[Full Ranaghat ward list (19 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/area-not-under-any-sub-district/ranaghat/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Ranaghat?5,338 people in 1,206 households (Census 2011)