# Nepania Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Nepania

Nepania is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **994 people in 198 households**, the 40th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 994people (2011)
- 198households
- 54.9%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nepania

Of every 100 households in Nepania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nepania · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**59%

Tap water ****49%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**33%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****10%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**63%

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 Nepania?

■ Nepania · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**974

Working population ****24.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 48.5% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 177 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (16%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 Madarihat

- Ballalguri1,746 people
- Rahimpur Tea Garden1,721 people
- Sarugaon1,429 people
- Dumchi Tea Garden1,004 people
- Lankapara Hat778 people
- Holapara Forest617 people
- Garochera Bandapani569 people
- Khairbari Forest494 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nepania?994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nepania in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nepania?54.9% (Census 2011)