# Nikunjapur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Nikunjapur

Nikunjapur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 137 households**, the 89th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 619people (2011)
- 137households
- 73.0%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nikunjapur

Of every 100 households in Nikunjapur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nikunjapur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**81%

Use banking services ****10%**

**70%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**19%

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 Nikunjapur?

■ Nikunjapur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**960

Working population ****37.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (17%) · **■** Marginal 19 (8%)

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

- Karimpur718 people
- Gopinathpur694 people
- Banamalipur661 people
- Daiyar637 people
- Maur591 people
- Dharmmapur554 people
- Hamirpur547 people
- Chintamanipur545 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nikunjapur?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikunjapur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nikunjapur?73.0% (Census 2011)