# Nignan Village, Amta - II, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Amta - II, Haora 

# Nignan

Nignan is a village in Amta - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,870 people in 364 households**, the 45th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,870people (2011)
- 364households
- 86.0%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nignan

Of every 100 households in Nignan in 2011, 81 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nignan · ■ Amta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**39%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****21%**

**31%

Television ****20%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

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 Nignan?

■ Nignan · ■ Amta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**971

Working population ****30.7%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 80.5% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 96 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (6%) · **■** Household industry 123 (21%) · **■** Other work 210 (37%) · **■** Marginal 113 (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 Amta - II

- Jayanti2,068 people
- Bankura2,036 people
- Binalakrishnabati2,005 people
- Hatgachha1,928 people
- Sital Chak1,828 people
- Mahishamuri1,790 people
- Hio1,727 people
- Mirgram1,666 people

[All 66 villages in Amta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nignan?1,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nignan in?Haora district (Amta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nignan?86.0% (Census 2011)