# Nehal, Naxalbari, Darjiling – Population & Literacy

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Nehal

Nehal is a village in [Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/) sub-district of [Darjiling](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 144 households**, the 47th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 731people (2011)
- 144households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nehal

Of every 100 households in Nehal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nehal · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**52%

Tap water ****21%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**83%

Use banking services ****59%**

**34%

Television ****58%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

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 Nehal?

■ Nehal · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**966

Working population ****28.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 69.5% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (32%) · **■** Marginal 42 (20%)

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 Naxalbari

- Jamidarguri790 people
- Mirjangler Chhat787 people
- Chhota Chenga754 people
- Marapur738 people
- Bharatsing700 people
- Udiarip663 people
- Mahasing662 people
- Satbhaiya655 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Other places named Nehal

- Nehal · Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur · 350 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nehal?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nehal in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nehal?71.6% (Census 2011)