# Nipania Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Nipania

Nipania is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,908 people in 581 households**, the 8th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,908people (2011)
- 581households
- 75.5%literacy
- 1,095females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nipania

Of every 100 households in Nipania in 2011, 82 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nipania · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**52%

Tap water ****4%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****52%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Nipania?

■ Nipania · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**966

Working population ****24.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 68.0% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 254 (35%) · **■** Marginal 259 (36%)

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

- Dhakna3,537 people
- Rupsing3,499 people
- Dayaram3,182 people
- Kamalpur3,022 people
- Ord Terai Tea Garden2,748 people
- Rajajhar2,590 people
- Mangalsing2,327 people
- Bhujia Banir Chhat2,248 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nipania?2,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nipania in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nipania?75.5% (Census 2011)