# Nagar Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Nagar

Nagar is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,882 people in 2,765 households**, the 1st largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 11,882people (2011)
- 2,765households
- 68.2%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nagar

Of every 100 households in Nagar in 2011, 44 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nagar · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**82%

Tap water ****12%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**27%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**53%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Nagar?

■ Nagar · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**63.6%

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

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**960

Working population ****34.1%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 60.9% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 364 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 407 (10%) · **■** Household industry 741 (18%) · **■** Other work 1,100 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1,435 (35%)

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 Khargram

- Khargram11,209 people
- Sankarpur10,124 people
- Indrani7,018 people
- Eroali6,917 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nagar?11,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagar in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nagar?68.2% (Census 2011)