# Nishiragar Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Nishiragar

Nishiragar is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,154 people in 517 households**, the 37th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,154people (2011)
- 517households
- 71.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nishiragar

Of every 100 households in Nishiragar in 2011, 32 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nishiragar · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**43%

Tap water ****68%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**74%

Use banking services ****56%**

**39%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Nishiragar?

■ Nishiragar · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**973

Working population ****44.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 63.1% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 103 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (43%) · **■** Other work 177 (18%) · **■** Marginal 270 (28%)

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 Memari - I

- Mandaljana2,489 people
- Kiskinda2,457 people
- Nabagram2,332 people
- Amudpur2,331 people
- Kailashpur2,141 people
- Gobindapur2,077 people
- Durgapur2,056 people
- Dilalpur2,042 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nishiragar?2,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nishiragar in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nishiragar?71.1% (Census 2011)