# Diamond Harbour, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Diamond Harbour

Diamond Harbour is a town in Area not under any Sub-district sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **41,802 people** in 10,048 households. Literacy was 85.9%.

- 41,802people (2011)
- 10,048households
- 85.9%literacy
- 16census wards

## Population of Diamond Harbour

■ Diamond Harbour · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**957

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Diamond Harbour

Of every 100 households in Diamond Harbour in 2011, 84 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Diamond Harbour · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**83%

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

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**44%

Use banking services ****70%**

**60%

Television ****65%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****83%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Diamond Harbour work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 12,695 (86%) · **■** Household industry 236 (2%) · **■** Farming 247 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,630 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Diamond Harbour

- Hospitals3 in Diamond Harbour
- Banks21 in Diamond Harbour
- ATMs4 in Diamond Harbour
- Petrol pumps2 in Diamond Harbour
- Hotels7 in Diamond Harbour
- Schools7 in Diamond Harbour
- Colleges and universities3 in Diamond Harbour
- Cinemas1 in Diamond Harbour
- Pharmacies1 in Diamond Harbour
- Restaurants5 in Diamond Harbour

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Diamond Harbour ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-1/) 2,661 667 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-2/) 2,667 639 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-3/) 1,624 395 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-4/) 2,346 612 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-5/) 3,793 843 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-6/) 2,564 618 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-7/) 1,521 349 

[Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-8/) 1,414 342 

[Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-9/) 3,226 794 

[Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-10/) 2,989 720 

[Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-11/) 1,763 438 

[Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-12/) 2,262 541 

[Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-13/) 3,163 763 

[Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-14/) 2,517 657 

[Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-15/) 4,385 964 

[Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/ward-16/) 2,907 706 

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 of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Diamond Harbour?41,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diamond Harbour in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- How many wards does Diamond Harbour have?16 census wards (2011)
