# Nawapara Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Nawapara

Nawapara is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,814 people in 503 households**, the 31st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 2,814people (2011)
- 503households
- 45.4%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nawapara

Of every 100 households in Nawapara in 2011, 15 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nawapara · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nawapara?

■ Nawapara · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**957

Working population ****34.9%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.3% for men and 40.0% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 203 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (34%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 420 (43%)

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 - II

- Hardam Nagar3,518 people
- Sadlichak3,420 people
- Surjyapura Tengurpura3,327 people
- Dakshin Bhakuria3,117 people
- Arjuna2,799 people
- Dakshin Gouripur2,758 people
- Bansdol2,465 people
- Bashat Dhanipara2,445 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nawapara?2,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawapara in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nawapara?45.4% (Census 2011)