# Ward 6, Puruliya (Puruliya, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Ward 6, Puruliya

Ward 6 of Puruliya, Puruliya district, West Bengal, had **6,251 people in 1,330 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 22 census wards. Literacy was 87.4%, above the town average of 82.1%.

- 6,251people (2011)
- 1,330households
- 10 of 22by population
- 87.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 6 · ■ Puruliya average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**945

Working population ****33.7%**

**33.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,732 (82%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Farming 24 (1%) · **■** Marginal 340 (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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 83 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Puruliya average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**34%

Tap water ****80%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**9%

Use banking services ****69%**

**62%

Television ****69%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

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

**12%

Own their home ****81%**

**83%

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 Puruliya

- Ward 34,839 people
- Ward 45,446 people
- Ward 57,564 people
- Ward 77,231 people
- Ward 85,474 people
- Ward 99,302 people

[Full Puruliya ward list (22 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/puruliya/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 6, Puruliya?6,251 people in 1,330 households (Census 2011)