# Nirasia Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Nirasia

Nirasia is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,941 people in 396 households**, the 34th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,941people (2011)
- 396households
- 48.5%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nirasia

Of every 100 households in Nirasia in 2011, 6 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nirasia · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**87%

Use banking services ****15%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Nirasia?

■ Nirasia · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**945

Working population ****52.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 36.9% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 253 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 239 (23%) · **■** Marginal 441 (43%)

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 Rampurhat - I

- Sadinpur2,350 people
- Chhora2,311 people
- Serpur2,107 people
- Lakshmibati2,002 people
- Binodpur1,933 people
- Kharun1,912 people
- Hastikanda1,796 people
- Gug1,767 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nirasia?1,941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirasia in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nirasia?48.5% (Census 2011)