# Bara Nijtaraf, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Bara Nijtaraf

Bara Nijtaraf is a village in [Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/) sub-district of [Koch Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,868 people in 675 households**, the 9th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,868people (2011)
- 675households
- 70.8%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Nijtaraf

Of every 100 households in Bara Nijtaraf in 2011, 13 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bara Nijtaraf · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**74%

Tap water ****22%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**69%

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

**1%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Bara Nijtaraf?

■ Bara Nijtaraf · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**930

Working population ****53.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 63.6% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,002 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 347 (23%)

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

- Soulmari5,418 people
- Upanchauki Kuchlibari3,936 people
- Tista Nadir Payasti3,706 people
- Dwarikamari Khasbas3,213 people
- Uttar Andaran Kuchlibari2,771 people
- Uttar Kharkharia2,677 people
- Sarhati2,549 people
- Dakshin Bokna Bandha2,539 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Nijtaraf?2,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Nijtaraf in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Nijtaraf?70.8% (Census 2011)