# Ward 16, Tamluk (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Tamluk, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Tamluk

Ward 16 of Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **3,105 people in 689 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 89.5%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 3,105people (2011)
- 689households
- 12 of 20by population
- 89.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Tamluk?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Tamluk average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**946

Working population ****39.5%**

**35.1%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 862 (70%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 351 (29%)

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, 81 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Tamluk average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**14%

Tap water ****97%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**53%

Use banking services ****64%**

**67%

Television ****64%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****80%**

**82%

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 Tamluk

- Ward 132,264 people
- Ward 143,722 people
- Ward 153,547 people
- Ward 174,303 people
- Ward 184,986 people
- Ward 194,415 people

[Full Tamluk ward list (20 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/tamluk/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Tamluk?3,105 people in 689 households (Census 2011)