# Nachan Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Nachan

Nachan is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 198 households**, the 37th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 917people (2011)
- 198households
- 85.6%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nachan

Of every 100 households in Nachan in 2011, 66 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nachan · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**58%

Tap water ****48%**

**32%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**50%

Use banking services ****39%**

**48%

Television ****39%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Nachan?

■ Nachan · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**917

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 79.5% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 24 (8%) · **■** Other work 114 (37%) · **■** Marginal 89 (29%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Hetedoba1,092 people
- Paranganj1,044 people
- Jabuna978 people
- Jot Balaram918 people
- Kendua835 people
- Benebandhi776 people
- Banguri637 people
- Gopendanga536 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nachan?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nachan in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nachan?85.6% (Census 2011)