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

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Narakonda

Narakonda is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,215 people in 514 households**, the 14th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,215people (2011)
- 514households
- 67.8%literacy
- 819females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Narakonda

Of every 100 households in Narakonda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Narakonda · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**58%

Tap water ****16%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**50%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****71%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****28%**

**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 Narakonda?

■ Narakonda · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**917

Working population ****31.1%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 55.3% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 457 (66%) · **■** Marginal 48 (7%)

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

- Nutandanga2,615 people
- Balijuri2,599 people
- Laudoha2,399 people
- Jamgara2,315 people
- Rangamatia2,143 people
- Jhanjra2,125 people
- Jagannathpur2,034 people
- Kaliganj1,948 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Narakonda?2,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narakonda in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Narakonda?67.8% (Census 2011)