# Nijgaon Faridpur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Nijgaon Faridpur

Nijgaon Faridpur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,093 people in 416 households**, the 50th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,093people (2011)
- 416households
- 53.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nijgaon Faridpur

Of every 100 households in Nijgaon Faridpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nijgaon Faridpur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**89%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**38%

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 Nijgaon Faridpur?

■ Nijgaon Faridpur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**60.1%

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

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**959

Working population ****26.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 48.2% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 100 (18%)

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 Ratua - I

- Bajitpur2,283 people
- Balarampur2,165 people
- Matiganj2,112 people
- Mahammadpur2,098 people
- Kalutola2,015 people
- Balia Binodpur1,972 people
- Harinkol1,961 people
- Rampur1,953 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nijgaon Faridpur?2,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nijgaon Faridpur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nijgaon Faridpur?53.4% (Census 2011)