# Nijtaraf Village, Haldibari, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldibari, Koch Bihar 

# Nijtaraf

Nijtaraf is a village in Haldibari sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 565 households**, the 9th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,448people (2011)
- 565households
- 69.5%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nijtaraf

Of every 100 households in Nijtaraf in 2011, 11 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nijtaraf · ■ Haldibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**72%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

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

**77%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nijtaraf?

■ Nijtaraf · ■ Haldibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**961

Working population ****39.0%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 63.9% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 445 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (14%) · **■** Marginal 184 (19%)

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 Haldibari

- Chhota Haldibari2,688 people
- Madhya Baksiganj2,684 people
- Madhya Khasbas2,661 people
- Jnandas2,592 people
- Nagar Sahebganj2,388 people
- Paschim Fate Mamud2,121 people
- Jangalbas1,934 people
- Purbba Jangalbas1,760 people

[All 62 villages in Haldibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/haldibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nijtaraf?2,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nijtaraf in?Koch Bihar district (Haldibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nijtaraf?69.5% (Census 2011)