# Ward 16, Diamond Harbour (South Twenty Four Parganas

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Census ward · Diamond Harbour, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Diamond Harbour

Ward 16 of Diamond Harbour, South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, had **2,907 people in 706 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 16 census wards. Literacy was 89.2%, above the town average of 85.9%.

- 2,907people (2011)
- 706households
- 6 of 16by population
- 89.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Diamond Harbour?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Diamond Harbour average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**989

Working population ****35.0%**

**35.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 870 (86%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Farming 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 112 (11%)

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, 82 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Diamond Harbour average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**13%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**44%

Use banking services ****66%**

**70%

Television ****68%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Diamond Harbour

- Ward 133,163 people
- Ward 142,517 people
- Ward 154,385 people

[Full Diamond Harbour ward list (16 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/area-not-under-any-sub-district/diamond-harbour/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Diamond Harbour?2,907 people in 706 households (Census 2011)