# Nowapara Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Nowapara

Nowapara is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 346 households**, the 58th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,371people (2011)
- 346households
- 65.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nowapara

Of every 100 households in Nowapara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nowapara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**91%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nowapara?

■ Nowapara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**970

Working population ****35.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 59.1% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (58%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 44 (9%) · **■** Marginal 57 (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 Purbasthali - II

- Sanghoshpara1,477 people
- Dafarpota1,472 people
- Syambati1,442 people
- Mamudpur1,408 people
- Moail1,292 people
- Baidyapur1,275 people
- Lohachur1,208 people
- Kaibati1,124 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nowapara?1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nowapara in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nowapara?65.9% (Census 2011)