# Naikanda Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Naikanda

Naikanda is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,816 people in 419 households**, the 45th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,816people (2011)
- 419households
- 78.0%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naikanda

Of every 100 households in Naikanda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Naikanda · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**91%

Use banking services ****84%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

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 Naikanda?

■ Naikanda · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**944

Working population ****35.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 71.8% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (24%) · **■** Marginal 166 (26%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Haripur1,940 people
- Khadiarpur1,890 people
- Kanua1,863 people
- Sanjib1,847 people
- Mahabbatpur1,727 people
- Rajapur1,651 people
- Uttar Gopalpur1,633 people
- Ashapur1,619 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naikanda?1,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naikanda in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naikanda?78.0% (Census 2011)