# Nikash Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Nikash

Nikash is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 224 households**, the 78th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 224households
- 88.3%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nikash

Of every 100 households in Nikash in 2011, 62 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nikash · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**36%

Tap water ****99%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****37%**

**49%

Television ****37%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Nikash?

■ Nikash · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1356**

**952

Working population ****38.2%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 82.8% for women. 66% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (40%) · **■** Marginal 145 (37%)

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 Jangipara

- Basantapur1,058 people
- Raipur1,032 people
- Soari1,029 people
- Lohagachhi1,028 people
- Ghanashyampur996 people
- Shrihatta993 people
- Kandar Panagar990 people
- Bhurkul974 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nikash?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikash in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nikash?88.3% (Census 2011)