# Nilut Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Nilut

Nilut is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,047 people in 231 households**, the 54th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,047people (2011)
- 231households
- 77.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nilut

Of every 100 households in Nilut in 2011, 8 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilut · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****77%**

**84%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Nilut?

■ Nilut · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**941

Working population ****37.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 71.9% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 192 (49%)

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 Raina - II

- Konarpur1,183 people
- Bhanjapur1,157 people
- Tailara1,128 people
- Borajpota1,062 people
- Rupsara1,023 people
- Momrejpur1,010 people
- Chabukpur996 people
- Dighra986 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nilut?1,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilut in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nilut?77.7% (Census 2011)