# Ward 17, Dum Dum (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Dum Dum, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Dum Dum

Ward 17 of Dum Dum, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **3,752 people in 795 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 92.2%, close to the town average of 92.0%.

- 3,752people (2011)
- 795households
- 19 of 22by population
- 92.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Dum Dum?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Dum Dum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**92.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**973

Working population ****35.1%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,025 (78%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Farming 90 (7%) · **■** Marginal 183 (14%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Dum Dum average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**97%

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

**0%

Tap water ****83%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**6%

Use banking services ****74%**

**88%

Television ****81%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****20%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 146,621 people
- Ward 154,352 people
- Ward 165,104 people
- Ward 183,805 people
- Ward 193,309 people
- Ward 205,075 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 17, Dum Dum?3,752 people in 795 households (Census 2011)