# Nadia Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nadia

Nadia is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,910 people in 971 households**, the 15th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 3,910people (2011)
- 971households
- 85.1%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nadia

Of every 100 households in Nadia in 2011, 69 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nadia · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**22%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**41%

Television ****34%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Nadia?

■ Nadia · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**969

Working population ****30.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 80 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (33%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 566 (47%) · **■** Marginal 116 (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 Basirhat - II

- Matia4,579 people
- Sangbaria4,452 people
- Kripalpur4,134 people
- Tyantra Neora4,070 people
- Malatipur3,794 people
- Akipur3,782 people
- Mirzanagar3,493 people
- Gobindapur Dhokra3,224 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nadia?3,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nadia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nadia?85.1% (Census 2011)