# Niar Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Niar

Niar is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,914 people in 690 households**, the 22nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,914people (2011)
- 690households
- 48.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Niar

Of every 100 households in Niar in 2011, 36 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Niar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Niar?

■ Niar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**954

Working population ****34.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 45.8% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 258 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 106 (11%) · **■** Marginal 296 (30%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Lakshmanpur3,058 people
- Kharangapur Jabra2,960 people
- Ramshimul2,933 people
- Konar2,919 people
- Kismatbarol2,859 people
- Isadpur2,744 people
- Bhingol2,720 people
- Dakshin Rampur2,603 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Niar?2,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niar in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Niar?48.8% (Census 2011)