# Ward 6, Dum Dum (North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal)

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Census ward · Dum Dum, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Dum Dum

Ward 6 of Dum Dum, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **5,682 people in 1,551 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 95.1%, above the town average of 92.0%.

- 5,682people (2011)
- 1,551households
- 8 of 22by population
- 95.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Dum Dum?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Dum Dum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%**

**92.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**973

Working population ****34.7%**

**36.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,836 (93%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Farming 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 96 (5%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Dum Dum average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**97%

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

**0%

Tap water ****71%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**6%

Use banking services ****91%**

**88%

Television ****85%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 36,552 people
- Ward 47,228 people
- Ward 55,352 people
- Ward 76,316 people
- Ward 84,895 people
- Ward 95,421 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 6, Dum Dum?5,682 people in 1,551 households (Census 2011)