# Naksa Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Naksa

Naksa is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,301 people in 512 households**, the 31st largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,301people (2011)
- 512households
- 66.7%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naksa

Of every 100 households in Naksa in 2011, 39 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Naksa · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**15%

Tap water ****17%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**53%

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

**10%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****10%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Naksa?

■ Naksa · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**940

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 60.2% for women. 62% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (47%) · **■** Household industry 48 (6%) · **■** Other work 198 (25%) · **■** Marginal 79 (10%)

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 Barasat - I

- Dubgaria2,409 people
- Kharki2,391 people
- Jaypur2,366 people
- Maliakur2,343 people
- Moch Pol2,254 people
- Kilishpur2,252 people
- Raghubirpur2,190 people
- Berunanpukhuria2,188 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naksa?2,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naksa in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naksa?66.7% (Census 2011)