# Nirisha Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Nirisha

Nirisha is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **858 people in 214 households**, the 76th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 858people (2011)
- 214households
- 61.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nirisha

Of every 100 households in Nirisha in 2011, 30 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nirisha · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****97%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Nirisha?

■ Nirisha · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**961

Working population ****33.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 55.5% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 229 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (9%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Sainthia

- Melanpur922 people
- Barkenda920 people
- Uttar Khayerbuni918 people
- Dhabajal894 people
- Matipur851 people
- Bagrakanda840 people
- Parishar840 people
- Tekadyaha838 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nirisha?858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirisha in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nirisha?61.7% (Census 2011)