# Nakair Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Nakair

Nakair is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,114 people in 509 households**, the 26th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,114people (2011)
- 509households
- 80.1%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nakair

Of every 100 households in Nakair in 2011, 62 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nakair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**27%

Television ****36%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**37%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Nakair?

■ Nakair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**936

Working population ****38.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 75.5% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 429 (53%) · **■** Marginal 51 (6%)

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 Gangarampur

- Sahara2,378 people
- Debipur2,239 people
- Gokulpur2,153 people
- Ratanmala2,146 people
- Belasthali2,100 people
- Durgapur2,100 people
- Ramchandrapur2,082 people
- Radhanagar2,044 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nakair?2,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nakair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nakair?80.1% (Census 2011)