# Ward 18, Dum Dum (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Dum Dum, West Bengal 

# Ward 18, Dum Dum

Ward 18 of Dum Dum, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **3,805 people in 744 households** at the 2011 Census — the 18th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 78.0%, below the town average of 92.0%.

- 3,805people (2011)
- 744households
- 18 of 22by population
- 78.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Dum Dum?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Dum Dum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**92.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**973

Working population ****45.7%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,462 (84%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Farming 114 (7%) · **■** Marginal 148 (9%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 90 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Dum Dum average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**97%

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

**0%

Tap water ****94%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**82%

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

**6%

Use banking services ****92%**

**88%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****69%**

**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 154,352 people
- Ward 165,104 people
- Ward 173,752 people
- Ward 193,309 people
- Ward 205,075 people
- Ward 215,574 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 18, Dum Dum?3,805 people in 744 households (Census 2011)