# Nawada Village, Manikchak, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Manikchak, Maldah 

# Nawada

Nawada is a village in Manikchak sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,516 people in 1,634 households**, the 10th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 7,516people (2011)
- 1,634households
- 58.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nawada

Of every 100 households in Nawada in 2011, 9 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawada · ■ Manikchak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**74%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**85%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**51%

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 Nawada?

■ Nawada · ■ Manikchak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**950

Working population ****40.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 51.8% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 160 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 980 (33%) · **■** Household industry 294 (10%) · **■** Other work 579 (19%) · **■** Marginal 996 (33%)

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 Manikchak

- Gopalpur9,867 people
- Paschim Chandipur9,522 people
- Chauki Mirdadpur8,493 people
- Harachandapur8,191 people
- Khanpur7,463 people
- Ugritola7,088 people
- Purbba Saidpur6,883 people
- Chandipurmal6,799 people

[All 89 villages in Manikchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/manikchak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nawada?7,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawada in?Maldah district (Manikchak sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nawada?58.1% (Census 2011)