# Ward 12, Dum Dum (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Dum Dum, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Dum Dum

Ward 12 of Dum Dum, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **2,334 people in 514 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 82.2%, below the town average of 92.0%.

- 2,334people (2011)
- 514households
- 21 of 22by population
- 82.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Dum Dum?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Dum Dum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**92.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****690**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**973

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 560 (62%) · **■** Household industry 318 (35%) · **■** Farming 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Dum Dum average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**97%

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

**0%

Tap water ****93%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**6%

Use banking services ****94%**

**88%

Television ****94%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****71%**

**72%

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 Dum Dum

- Ward 95,421 people
- Ward 106,867 people
- Ward 115,572 people
- Ward 131,245 people
- Ward 146,621 people
- Ward 154,352 people

[Full Dum Dum ward list (22 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/dum-dum/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Dum Dum?2,334 people in 514 households (Census 2011)