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

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Nikhral

Nikhral is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 614 households**, the 32nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,448people (2011)
- 614households
- 55.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nikhral

Of every 100 households in Nikhral in 2011, 23 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nikhral · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****83%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nikhral?

■ Nikhral · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**944

Working population ****37.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 50.6% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (52%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (14%) · **■** Marginal 227 (25%)

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

- Sihipur2,551 people
- Nadisik2,541 people
- Serpur2,511 people
- Islampur2,462 people
- Ashwinpur2,345 people
- Sahabajpur2,335 people
- Bheba Kaliganj2,310 people
- Ismailpur2,286 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nikhral?2,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikhral in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nikhral?55.3% (Census 2011)