# Nahit Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Nahit

Nahit is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 305 households**, the 27th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 305households
- 56.4%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nahit

Of every 100 households in Nahit in 2011, 31 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nahit · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nahit?

■ Nahit · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****52.4%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 50.3% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (15%) · **■** Household industry 90 (12%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 334 (44%)

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 Harirampur

- Jathigram1,577 people
- Chakla1,549 people
- Jaganail1,511 people
- Chahatpur1,464 people
- Dolgaon1,392 people
- Kokil1,357 people
- Sundail1,309 people
- Chandipur1,278 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nahit?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nahit in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nahit?56.4% (Census 2011)