# Nandigram Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Nandigram

Nandigram is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 391 households**, the 32nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,624people (2011)
- 391households
- 70.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nandigram

Of every 100 households in Nandigram in 2011, 49 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nandigram · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Nandigram?

■ Nandigram · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**926

Working population ****40.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 129 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (12%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%)

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 Katwa - II

- Shila2,025 people
- Khaspur1,839 people
- Okarsha1,795 people
- Ramdaspur1,709 people
- Jagadanandapur1,580 people
- Chhota Meigachhi1,388 people
- Postgram1,375 people
- Amdanga1,371 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nandigram?1,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandigram in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nandigram?70.5% (Census 2011)