Village · Habibpur, Maldah
# Nij Hosenpur

Nij Hosenpur is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 362 people in 75 households, the 151st largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.
- 362 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 26.2% literacy
- 1,045 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nij Hosenpur

Of every 100 households in Nij Hosenpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nij Hosenpur · ■ Habibpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 15%
- Toilet within the home 0% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 81%
- Tap water 0% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 3% 95%
- Use banking services 10% 22%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 6% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 71% 40%
- Own their home 82% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nij Hosenpur?

■ Nij Hosenpur · ■ Habibpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 26.2% 55.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1045 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1409 950
- Working population 42.0% 46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.3% for men and 20.1% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 140 (92%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Habibpur
- Champadighi 375 people
- Hogla 375 people
- Shukni Kandar 373 people
- Buzruk Khanpur 364 people
- Nimnail 351 people
- Pathar Haito 351 people
- Binakali 350 people
- Janakibati 343 people

All 287 villages in Habibpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Nij Hosenpur? 362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nij Hosenpur in? Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nij Hosenpur? 26.2% (Census 2011)

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