# Namokesia Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Namokesia

Namokesia is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,910 people in 364 households**, the 20th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,910people (2011)
- 364households
- 66.2%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Namokesia

Of every 100 households in Namokesia in 2011, 58 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Namokesia · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**62%

Tap water ****2%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**23%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**14%

Use banking services ****84%**

**64%

Television ****53%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****85%**

**86%

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 Namokesia?

■ Namokesia · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**936

Working population ****32.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 51.8% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 424 (69%) · **■** Marginal 148 (24%)

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 Salanpur

- Harishadi2,328 people
- Dendua2,297 people
- Rupnarayanpur2,242 people
- Phulberya1,918 people
- Ramdi1,712 people
- Jitpur1,532 people
- Miliakhola1,532 people
- Kalipathar1,513 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Namokesia?1,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namokesia in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Namokesia?66.2% (Census 2011)