# Ward 23, Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Raiganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 23, Raiganj

Ward 23 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 **5,277 people in 1,045 households** at the 2011 Census — the 22nd most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 84.6%, above the town average of 81.7%.

- 5,277people (2011)
- 1,045households
- 22 of 26by population
- 84.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Raiganj?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Raiganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**958

Working population ****35.0%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,373 (74%) · **■** Household industry 80 (4%) · **■** Farming 173 (9%) · **■** Marginal 223 (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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 64 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Raiganj average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**14%

Tap water ****6%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**43%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****59%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**18%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 208,011 people
- Ward 218,649 people
- Ward 224,687 people
- Ward 246,795 people
- Ward 256,136 people
- Ward 2613,780 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 23, Raiganj?5,277 people in 1,045 households (Census 2011)