# Nimcha Village, Raniganj, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raniganj, Barddhaman 

# Nimcha

Nimcha is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,065 people in 410 households**, the 7th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,065people (2011)
- 410households
- 71.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nimcha

Of every 100 households in Nimcha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nimcha · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**63%

Tap water ****94%**

**83%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**14%

Use banking services ****55%**

**59%

Television ****56%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****89%**

**80%

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 Nimcha?

■ Nimcha · ■ Raniganj rural average

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

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**910

Working population ****32.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.4% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 329 (49%) · **■** Marginal 313 (47%)

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 Raniganj

- Napur2,461 people
- Saora2,191 people
- Narankuri2,176 people
- Kumardiha2,142 people
- Harabhanga1,907 people
- Damalia1,118 people
- Chak Brindabanpur818 people
- Chak Janadhara343 people

[All 12 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nimcha?2,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nimcha in?Barddhaman district (Raniganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nimcha?71.1% (Census 2011)