# Nalgram Village, Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar 

# Nalgram

Nalgram is a village in Sitalkuchi sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,802 people in 855 households**, the 10th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,802people (2011)
- 855households
- 70.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nalgram

Of every 100 households in Nalgram in 2011, 23 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nalgram · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**85%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Nalgram?

■ Nalgram · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

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

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**964

Working population ****36.0%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 663 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (25%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (4%) · **■** Marginal 295 (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 Sitalkuchi

- Petlaepra5,261 people
- Bara Gadaikhora4,753 people
- Bhogdabri4,075 people
- Chengerkuthi Khalisamari3,861 people
- Bhair Thana3,656 people
- Chotta Salbari3,635 people
- Bara Pinarirjhar3,562 people
- Abuarpathar3,468 people

[All 70 villages in Sitalkuchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitalkuchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nalgram?3,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalgram in?Koch Bihar district (Sitalkuchi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nalgram?70.8% (Census 2011)