# Ward 8, Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Raiganj, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Raiganj

Ward 8 of Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, had **6,520 people in 1,366 households** at the 2011 Census — the 13th most populous of 26 census wards. Literacy was 72.5%, below the town average of 81.7%.

- 6,520people (2011)
- 1,366households
- 13 of 26by population
- 72.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Raiganj?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Raiganj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**958

Working population ****35.0%**

**32.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,914 (84%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Farming 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 326 (14%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Raiganj average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**74%

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

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**14%

Tap water ****21%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**43%

Use banking services ****68%**

**60%

Television ****72%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****60%**

**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 56,189 people
- Ward 69,176 people
- Ward 78,022 people
- Ward 95,904 people
- Ward 109,131 people
- Ward 116,587 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 8, Raiganj?6,520 people in 1,366 households (Census 2011)