Census ward · Islampur, West Bengal
# Ward 17, Islampur

Ward 17 of Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had 2,657 people in 547 households at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 72.1%, below the town average of 80.7%.
- 2,657 people (2011)
- 547 households
- 15 of 17 by population
- 72.1% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Islampur?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Islampur average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 80.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 946 939
- Working population 32.7% 32.2%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 477 (55%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Farming 354 (41%) · ■ Marginal 26 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

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, 64 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Islampur average
- Electricity for lighting 64% 88%
- Toilet within the home 64% 87%
- No toilet (open defecation) 35% 11%
- Tap water 13% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 90%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 48%
- Use banking services 51% 63%
- Television 44% 69%
- Mobile phone 57% 74%
- Computer with internet 1% 3%
- Two-wheeler 7% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 22% 12%
- Own their home 98% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Islampur
- Ward 14 3,004 people
- Ward 15 3,470 people
- Ward 16 3,112 people

Full Islampur ward list (17 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 17, Islampur? 2,657 people in 547 households (Census 2011)

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