# Nahina Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Nahina

Nahina is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,332 people in 737 households**, the 12th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,332people (2011)
- 737households
- 74.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nahina

Of every 100 households in Nahina in 2011, 57 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nahina · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**82%

Use banking services ****24%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Nahina?

■ Nahina · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**972

Working population ****37.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 70.1% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 467 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (22%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 277 (22%) · **■** Marginal 218 (17%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Saturia3,534 people
- Nurpur3,519 people
- Dwarkanathpur3,363 people
- Muluk3,361 people
- Khosh Kadambapur3,102 people
- Benuria3,009 people
- Layek Bazar2,910 people
- Bolpur2,623 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nahina?3,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nahina in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nahina?74.8% (Census 2011)