# Namchhara Village, Jaypur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Namchhara

Namchhara is a village in Jaypur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 195 households**, the 62nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 889people (2011)
- 195households
- 87.6%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Namchhara

Of every 100 households in Namchhara in 2011, 83 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Namchhara · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**79%

Use banking services ****88%**

**62%

Television ****58%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Namchhara?

■ Namchhara · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**951

Working population ****36.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 81.6% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (29%) · **■** Marginal 104 (32%)

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 Jaypur

- Jangalmahal907 people
- Chandipur897 people
- Rangamate896 people
- Nabasan891 people
- Barasat887 people
- Kunda Pushkarini885 people
- Bhurkunda865 people
- Dasdighi853 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Namchhara?889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namchhara in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Namchhara?87.6% (Census 2011)