# Naricha Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Naricha

Naricha is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,005 people in 664 households**, the 17th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 3,005people (2011)
- 664households
- 64.4%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naricha

Of every 100 households in Naricha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Naricha · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**56%

Tap water ****23%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****49%**

**70%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Naricha?

■ Naricha · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**960

Working population ****42.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 269 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 227 (18%) · **■** Marginal 396 (31%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Kendur3,639 people
- Chagram3,138 people
- Salun3,134 people
- Gopalbera3,095 people
- Keshabpur2,931 people
- Barisiali2,893 people
- Lodna2,780 people
- Kaiar2,732 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naricha?3,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naricha in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naricha?64.4% (Census 2011)