# Ward 26, Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Raiganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 26, Raiganj

Ward 26 of Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **13,780 people in 2,773 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 68.1%, below the town average of 81.7%.

- 13,780people (2011)
- 2,773households
- 1 of 26by population
- 68.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 26, Raiganj?

■ Ward 26 · ■ Raiganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**958

Working population ****31.7%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,238 (74%) · **■** Household industry 184 (4%) · **■** Farming 159 (4%) · **■** Marginal 782 (18%)

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 26

Of every 100 households in Ward 26 in 2011, 65 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 26 · ■ Raiganj average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**14%

Tap water ****34%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**43%

Use banking services ****51%**

**60%

Television ****48%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 235,277 people
- Ward 246,795 people
- Ward 256,136 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 26, Raiganj?13,780 people in 2,773 households (Census 2011)