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

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Census ward · Dum Dum, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Dum Dum

Ward 16 of Dum Dum, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **5,104 people in 1,022 households** at the 2011 Census — the 14th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 95.0%, above the town average of 92.0%.

- 5,104people (2011)
- 1,022households
- 14 of 22by population
- 95.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Dum Dum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**92.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****634**

**973

Working population ****37.5%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,701 (89%) · **■** Household industry 66 (3%) · **■** Farming 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 134 (7%)

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, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Dum Dum average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

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

**97%

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

**0%

Tap water ****89%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**6%

Use banking services ****46%**

**88%

Television ****57%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****23%**

**4%

Own their home ****58%**

**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 131,245 people
- Ward 146,621 people
- Ward 154,352 people
- Ward 173,752 people
- Ward 183,805 people
- Ward 193,309 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 16, Dum Dum?5,104 people in 1,022 households (Census 2011)