# Ward 17, North DumDum (North Twenty Four Parganas – Population

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Census ward · North DumDum, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, North DumDum

Ward 17 of North DumDum, North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **8,605 people in 2,205 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 31 census wards. Literacy was 93.8%, above the town average of 91.0%.

- 8,605people (2011)
- 2,205households
- 11 of 31by population
- 93.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, North DumDum?

■ Ward 17 · ■ North DumDum average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**955

Working population ****36.9%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,036 (96%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 108 (3%)

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, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ North DumDum average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

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

**97%

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

**0%

Tap water ****92%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**9%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****88%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 145,236 people
- Ward 158,241 people
- Ward 165,578 people
- Ward 186,346 people
- Ward 199,901 people
- Ward 207,341 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 17, North DumDum?8,605 people in 2,205 households (Census 2011)