# Nirisha Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Nirisha

Nirisha is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,168 people in 234 households**, the 46th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,168people (2011)
- 234households
- 71.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nirisha

Of every 100 households in Nirisha in 2011, 52 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nirisha · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**65%

Use banking services ****40%**

**60%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nirisha?

■ Nirisha · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**943

Working population ****34.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 59.0% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 230 (57%) · **■** Marginal 80 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barjora

- Dangarpara1,243 people
- Purakonda1,238 people
- Barkura1,190 people
- Baguli1,179 people
- Sangrampur1,154 people
- Tajpur Rampur1,147 people
- Challa1,111 people
- Jaykrishnapur Sarenga1,105 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nirisha?1,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirisha in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nirisha?71.9% (Census 2011)