# Nalkunda Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Nalkunda

Nalkunda is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,909 people in 370 households**, the 36th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,909people (2011)
- 370households
- 76.2%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nalkunda

Of every 100 households in Nalkunda in 2011, 24 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nalkunda · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**21%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Nalkunda?

■ Nalkunda · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**974

Working population ****32.2%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 73.7% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (16%) · **■** Household industry 74 (12%) · **■** Other work 203 (33%) · **■** Marginal 29 (5%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Dayanagar2,342 people
- Char Mirzapur2,171 people
- Sibpur1,986 people
- Giridharipur1,949 people
- Betberia1,844 people
- Khidirpur1,689 people
- Shankarpara1,657 people
- Mahishasthali1,599 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nalkunda?1,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalkunda in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nalkunda?76.2% (Census 2011)