# Nigan Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Nigan

Nigan is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,825 people in 1,552 households**, the 4th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 6,825people (2011)
- 1,552households
- 71.2%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nigan

Of every 100 households in Nigan in 2011, 34 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nigan · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

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

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****68%**

**59%

Television ****30%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**36%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Nigan?

■ Nigan · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**986

Working population ****36.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 63.3% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 665 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 917 (36%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 579 (23%) · **■** Marginal 311 (12%)

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 Mangolkote

- Mangalkot11,537 people
- Kaichar7,347 people
- Purbba Gopalpur7,315 people
- Simulia6,498 people
- Bankapasi6,250 people
- Palisgram6,123 people
- Kulsuna5,630 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nigan?6,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigan in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nigan?71.2% (Census 2011)