Village · Ratua - II, Maldah
# Nijgan Paranpur

Nijgan Paranpur is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 8,523 people in 1,883 households, the 4th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.
- 8,523 people (2011)
- 1,883 households
- 64.3% literacy
- 961 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nijgan Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Nijgan Paranpur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nijgan Paranpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 39% 31%
- Toilet within the home 41% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 59% 70%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 85%
- Use banking services 31% 22%
- Television 20% 11%
- Mobile phone 42% 30%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 33% 42%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Nijgan Paranpur?

■ Nijgan Paranpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 56.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 992 967
- Working population 30.8% 30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 59.6% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 283 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 634 (24%) · ■ Household industry 236 (9%) · ■ Other work 892 (34%) · ■ Marginal 580 (22%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ratua - II
- Pukhuria 22,550 people
- Sambalpur 9,250 people
- Maharajpur 8,978 people
- Shibnagar 8,298 people
- Barail 7,031 people
- Sultanpur 6,778 people
- Raninagar 6,422 people

All 51 villages in Ratua - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Nijgan Paranpur? 8,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nijgan Paranpur in? Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nijgan Paranpur? 64.3% (Census 2011)

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