# Nichintapur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Nichintapur

Nichintapur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,312 people in 310 households**, the 50th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,312people (2011)
- 310households
- 82.6%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nichintapur

Of every 100 households in Nichintapur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nichintapur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**81%

Use banking services ****52%**

**70%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nichintapur?

■ Nichintapur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**960

Working population ****39.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 79.9% for women. 66% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 202 (39%)

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

- Muidhara1,376 people
- Sultanpur1,376 people
- Krishnanagar1,367 people
- Shankarpur1,341 people
- Amilia1,275 people
- Masila1,253 people
- Nabagram1,234 people
- Wania1,195 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nichintapur?1,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nichintapur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nichintapur?82.6% (Census 2011)