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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Namokhara

Namokhara is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 75 households**, the 134th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 333people (2011)
- 75households
- 81.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Namokhara

Of every 100 households in Namokhara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Namokhara · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****99%**

**61%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Namokhara?

■ Namokhara · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**972

Working population ****31.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (79%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (10%)

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

- Kesaradihi366 people
- Binodpur362 people
- Karpatikuri345 people
- Laldaha333 people
- Uttar Harirampur326 people
- Gobindapala322 people
- Damodarpur314 people
- Ganara292 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Namokhara?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namokhara in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Namokhara?81.8% (Census 2011)