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

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Uttar Nijtaraf

Uttar Nijtaraf is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 63 households**, the 105th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 280people (2011)
- 63households
- 67.9%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Nijtaraf

Of every 100 households in Uttar Nijtaraf in 2011, 31 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Nijtaraf · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**69%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Uttar Nijtaraf?

■ Uttar Nijtaraf · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****433**

**930

Working population ****29.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (31%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (22%)

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

- Chhota Nijtaraf304 people
- Chhota Jikabari290 people
- Buraburi Patchhara289 people
- Purbba Panisala287 people
- Lotamari273 people
- Purba Bajejama Kuchlibari272 people
- Buraburi Dewanabas270 people
- Purbba Uchal Pukhari270 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Nijtaraf?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Nijtaraf in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Nijtaraf?67.9% (Census 2011)