Village · Hirbandh, Bankura
# Nipania

Nipania is a village in Hirbandh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 363 people in 67 households, the 77th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.
- 363 people (2011)
- 67 households
- 48.1% literacy
- 1,086 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nipania

Of every 100 households in Nipania in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nipania · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 32%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 94% 50%
- Television 4% 13%
- Mobile phone 4% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 31%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nipania?

■ Nipania · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.1% 64.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1086 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1350 969
- Working population 55.4% 44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 32.1% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (56%) · ■ Other work 8 (4%) · ■ Marginal 67 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hirbandh
- Harirampur 391 people
- Rangamati 389 people
- Barkania 386 people
- Dias Dihi 363 people
- Simul Kundi 358 people
- Banagarya 346 people
- Jhapandihi 337 people
- Kadamkarali 315 people

All 121 villages in Hirbandh

## Other places named Nipania
- Nipania · Village, Barhara, Purnia · 9,052 people
- Nipania · Village, Milak, Rampur · 4,387 people
- Nipania · Village, Teghra, Begusarai · 3,045 people
- Nipania · Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling · 2,908 people
- Nipania · Village, Lakhimpur, Kheri · 1,666 people
- Nipania · Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj · 1,333 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Nipania? 363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nipania in? Bankura district (Hirbandh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nipania? 48.1% (Census 2011)

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