# Hedayet Nagar Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Hedayet Nagar

Hedayet Nagar is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,894 people in 1,583 households**, the 3rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 6,894people (2011)
- 1,583households
- 79.7%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hedayet Nagar

Of every 100 households in Hedayet Nagar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hedayet Nagar · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**43%

Tap water ****27%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**20%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Hedayet Nagar?

■ Hedayet Nagar · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**941

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 73.0% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 359 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 693 (28%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,142 (46%) · **■** Marginal 225 (9%)

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 Falakata

- Raichenga12,892 people
- Chuakhola8,149 people
- Mairadanga6,167 people
- Deomali5,949 people
- Umacharanpur5,612 people
- Tasti Tea Garden5,568 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hedayet Nagar?6,894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hedayet Nagar in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hedayet Nagar?79.7% (Census 2011)