# Nalkora Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nalkora

Nalkora is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 214 households**, the 46th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 948people (2011)
- 214households
- 83.8%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nalkora

Of every 100 households in Nalkora in 2011, 79 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nalkora · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**25%

Tap water ****54%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**29%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

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 Nalkora?

■ Nalkora · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****645**

**953

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 81.9% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (29%) · **■** Other work 95 (28%) · **■** Marginal 66 (19%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Ramnagar1,300 people
- Byang Pukuria1,117 people
- Subidpur1,037 people
- Aswathakati1,006 people
- Chak Kamardanga882 people
- Durgapur855 people
- Sarania790 people
- Ghusuri640 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nalkora?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalkora in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nalkora?83.8% (Census 2011)