# Nirmmal Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Nirmmal

Nirmmal is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,557 people in 525 households**, the 22nd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,557people (2011)
- 525households
- 67.4%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nirmmal

Of every 100 households in Nirmmal in 2011, 36 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nirmmal · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**72%

Tap water ****29%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 Nirmmal?

■ Nirmmal · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**972

Working population ****30.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (15%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 488 (63%) · **■** Marginal 35 (5%)

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 Phansidewa

- Mahammadbaksa2,913 people
- Gangaram Tea Garden2,793 people
- Bara Pathuram2,728 people
- Thakurganja2,571 people
- Chikanmati2,480 people
- Kalaram2,463 people
- Tepu Tea Garden2,438 people
- Kashiram2,372 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nirmmal?2,557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirmmal in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nirmmal?67.4% (Census 2011)