# Ward 16, North DumDum (North Twenty Four Parganas – Population

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Census ward · North DumDum, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, North DumDum

Ward 16 of North DumDum, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **5,578 people in 1,395 households** at the 2011 Census — the 25th most populous of 31 census wards. Literacy was 86.6%, below the town average of 91.0%.

- 5,578people (2011)
- 1,395households
- 25 of 31by population
- 86.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, North DumDum?

■ Ward 16 · ■ North DumDum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**955

Working population ****36.5%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,675 (82%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 322 (16%)

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, 94 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ North DumDum average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

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

**97%

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

**0%

Tap water ****0%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**9%

Use banking services ****76%**

**80%

Television ****69%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

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

**4%

Own their home ****87%**

**80%

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 North DumDum

- Ward 136,315 people
- Ward 145,236 people
- Ward 158,241 people
- Ward 178,605 people
- Ward 186,346 people
- Ward 199,901 people

[Full North DumDum ward list (31 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/north-dumdum/wards/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, North DumDum?5,578 people in 1,395 households (Census 2011)