# Chhota Nekua Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Chhota Nekua

Chhota Nekua is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 145 households**, the 100th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 541people (2011)
- 145households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Nekua

Of every 100 households in Chhota Nekua in 2011, 44 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhota Nekua · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****68%**

**48%

Television ****33%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Chhota Nekua?

■ Chhota Nekua · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****49.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 67.5% for women. 67% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (20%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Balagarh

- Chandpur640 people
- Paranpur617 people
- Bhalki567 people
- Saira552 people
- Kulgachhi527 people
- Kalyanshri502 people
- Dahia496 people
- Basuki476 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Nekua?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Nekua in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Nekua?75.9% (Census 2011)