# Naogon Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Naogon

Naogon is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,908 people in 1,093 households**, the 2nd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 4,908people (2011)
- 1,093households
- 69.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naogon

Of every 100 households in Naogon in 2011, 52 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Naogon · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**26%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Naogon?

■ Naogon · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**954

Working population ****43.6%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 868 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (10%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (7%) · **■** Marginal 894 (42%)

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 Tapan

- Bazrapukur8,538 people
- Salas4,772 people
- Ramchandrapur4,538 people
- Mandapara4,262 people
- Lakshmipur3,933 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naogon?4,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naogon in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naogon?69.0% (Census 2011)