# Ward 17, Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Raiganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Raiganj

Ward 17 of Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **8,877 people in 1,663 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 72.9%, below the town average of 81.7%.

- 8,877people (2011)
- 1,663households
- 7 of 26by population
- 72.9%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Raiganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**958

Working population ****34.5%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,679 (87%) · **■** Household industry 86 (3%) · **■** Farming 20 (1%) · **■** Marginal 281 (9%)

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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 60 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Raiganj average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**74%

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

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**14%

Tap water ****9%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**43%

Use banking services ****49%**

**60%

Television ****45%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 145,343 people
- Ward 159,042 people
- Ward 169,319 people
- Ward 184,345 people
- Ward 194,390 people
- Ward 208,011 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 17, Raiganj?8,877 people in 1,663 households (Census 2011)