# Ward 16, Bidhannagar (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Bidhannagar, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Bidhannagar

Ward 16 of Bidhannagar, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **12,417 people in 2,839 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the town average of 89.1%.

- 12,417people (2011)
- 2,839households
- 5 of 25by population
- 87.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Bidhannagar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**990

Working population ****38.7%**

**39.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,801 (79%) · **■** Household industry 76 (2%) · **■** Farming 47 (1%) · **■** Marginal 877 (18%)

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, 72 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Bidhannagar average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**1%

Tap water ****89%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**11%

Use banking services ****72%**

**87%

Television ****70%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**29%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**26%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****66%**

**63%

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 Bidhannagar

- Ward 137,755 people
- Ward 147,526 people
- Ward 155,784 people
- Ward 1713,271 people
- Ward 1812,243 people
- Ward 197,138 people

[Full Bidhannagar ward list (25 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/bidhannagar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Bidhannagar?12,417 people in 2,839 households (Census 2011)