# Nista Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Nista

Nista is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,720 people in 571 households**, the 20th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,720people (2011)
- 571households
- 64.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nista

Of every 100 households in Nista in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nista · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****35%**

**53%

Television ****11%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Nista?

■ Nista · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**985

Working population ****42.3%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (24%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 325 (28%) · **■** Marginal 380 (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 Raghunathganj - I

- Khidirpur3,821 people
- Sendajamuar3,462 people
- Sonatikri3,137 people
- Bijoypur3,021 people
- Mandalpur2,677 people
- Uttar Ramna2,452 people
- Jethia2,433 people
- Jagadanandabati1,860 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nista?2,720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nista in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nista?64.0% (Census 2011)