# Nilganje Village, Barrackpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barrackpur - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nilganje

Nilganje is a village in Barrackpur - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,662 people in 666 households**, the 12th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,662people (2011)
- 666households
- 84.1%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nilganje

Of every 100 households in Nilganje in 2011, 95 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Nilganje · ■ Barrackpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**3%

Tap water ****64%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**55%

Use banking services ****65%**

**51%

Television ****72%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**84%

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 Nilganje?

■ Nilganje · ■ Barrackpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**964

Working population ****34.2%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 79.7% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 731 (80%) · **■** Marginal 138 (15%)

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 Barrackpur - II

- Karana Madhabpur3,088 people
- Badai3,068 people
- Bara Kanthalia2,782 people
- Balagar Singerber2,760 people
- Bhatpara Noapara2,427 people
- Ganespur1,671 people
- Nabharanda784 people

[All 15 villages in Barrackpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barrackpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nilganje?2,662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilganje in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barrackpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nilganje?84.1% (Census 2011)