# Andaran Nijtaraf Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Andaran Nijtaraf

Andaran Nijtaraf is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,264 people in 300 households**, the 28th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,264people (2011)
- 300households
- 66.4%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Andaran Nijtaraf

Of every 100 households in Andaran Nijtaraf in 2011, 58 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andaran Nijtaraf · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**69%

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

**1%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**36%

Television ****19%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Andaran Nijtaraf?

■ Andaran Nijtaraf · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**930

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 60.5% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 175 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (15%) · **■** Marginal 64 (15%)

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 Mekliganj

- Nijtaraf1,618 people
- Brahmattar Kuchlibari1,595 people
- Bagdokara1,453 people
- Kharija Jamaldaha1,331 people
- Dakshin Uchal Pukhari1,224 people
- Uttar Dhulia Khalisa1,217 people
- Madhya Jamaldaha1,187 people
- Andaran Panisala1,144 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Andaran Nijtaraf?1,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andaran Nijtaraf in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Andaran Nijtaraf?66.4% (Census 2011)