# Narakhata, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Narakhata

Narakhata is a village in [Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,036 people in 659 households**, the 26th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 3,036people (2011)
- 659households
- 73.0%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Narakhata

Of every 100 households in Narakhata in 2011, 8 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Narakhata · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**58%

Tap water ****6%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Narakhata?

■ Narakhata · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**947

Working population ****38.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 66.6% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 377 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (26%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 198 (17%) · **■** Marginal 279 (24%)

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 Kumargram

- Pukharigaon3,673 people
- Rahimabad Tea Garden3,570 people
- Ghaksapara3,130 people
- Paschim Chengmari3,110 people
- Tuturi Tea Garden2,882 people
- Pakriguri2,857 people
- Turturi Khanda2,844 people
- Purbba Salbari2,818 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Narakhata?3,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narakhata in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Narakhata?73.0% (Census 2011)