# Nidhkur Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Nidhkur

Nidhkur is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,734 people in 606 households**, the 20th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 2,734people (2011)
- 606households
- 74.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nidhkur

Of every 100 households in Nidhkur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nidhkur · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**66%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**28%

Television ****39%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nidhkur?

■ Nidhkur · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**963

Working population ****33.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 72.5% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 303 (33%) · **■** Marginal 40 (4%)

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 Santipur

- Bathangachhi3,826 people
- Chhenra Char3,807 people
- Manik Nagar3,609 people
- Kulia3,364 people
- Barajiakur2,733 people
- Chandkuri2,643 people
- Kanakhola2,513 people
- Malipota2,476 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nidhkur?2,734 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nidhkur in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nidhkur?74.8% (Census 2011)