# Nidhia Village, Nalhati - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - II, Birbhum 

# Nidhia

Nidhia is a village in Nalhati - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 242 households**, the 38th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 749people (2011)
- 242households
- 73.3%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nidhia

Of every 100 households in Nidhia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nidhia · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**48%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**49%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Nidhia?

■ Nidhia · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**954

Working population ****32.6%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 64.4% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (56%) · **■** Other work 36 (15%) · **■** Marginal 33 (14%)

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 Nalhati - II

- Beloa948 people
- Chhetankandi890 people
- Hamidpur874 people
- Tilora771 people
- Raghurambati735 people
- Kundapara642 people
- Thakurpur591 people
- Shailmail565 people

[All 48 villages in Nalhati - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nidhia?749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nidhia in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nidhia?73.3% (Census 2011)