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

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Nodhan

Nodhan is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 190 households**, the 92nd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 873people (2011)
- 190households
- 79.9%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nodhan

Of every 100 households in Nodhan in 2011, 41 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nodhan · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Nodhan?

■ Nodhan · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**954

Working population ****34.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 77.3% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (15%)

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

- Haribansipur900 people
- Halidana888 people
- Akha Nagar887 people
- Chandhati875 people
- Gopal Nagar870 people
- Saranjabari852 people
- Arjunpur851 people
- Benipur850 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nodhan?873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nodhan in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nodhan?79.9% (Census 2011)