# Bilkumari Village, Nakashipara, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Nakashipara, Nadia 

# Bilkumari

Bilkumari is a village in Nakashipara sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,112 people in 1,603 households**, the 11th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 7,112people (2011)
- 1,603households
- 61.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilkumari

Of every 100 households in Bilkumari in 2011, 10 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilkumari · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**42%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**63%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**23%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**39%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bilkumari?

■ Bilkumari · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**968

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 572 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 790 (36%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 257 (12%) · **■** Marginal 563 (26%)

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 Nakashipara

- Dhananjoypur8,302 people
- Patikabari8,242 people
- Haranagar7,621 people
- Gachha7,213 people
- Mota6,479 people
- Dhaparia5,958 people
- Dogachhia5,932 people
- Bangaria5,931 people

[All 107 villages in Nakashipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nakashipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilkumari?7,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilkumari in?Nadia district (Nakashipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilkumari?61.4% (Census 2011)