# Ward 16, Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Raiganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 16, Raiganj

Ward 16 of [Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/raiganj/), [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, West Bengal, had **9,319 people in 1,769 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 73.4%, below the town average of 81.7%.

- 9,319people (2011)
- 1,769households
- 2 of 26by population
- 73.4%literacy

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

■ Ward 16 · ■ Raiganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**958

Working population ****32.5%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,617 (86%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 377 (12%)

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, 54 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Raiganj average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**14%

Tap water ****5%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**43%

Use banking services ****49%**

**60%

Television ****48%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

Own their home ****80%**

**76%

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 Raiganj

- Ward 135,771 people
- Ward 145,343 people
- Ward 159,042 people
- Ward 178,877 people
- Ward 184,345 people
- Ward 194,390 people

[Full Raiganj ward list (26 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/raiganj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Raiganj?9,319 people in 1,769 households (Census 2011)