# Nalkura, Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas – Population

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nalkura

Nalkura is a village in [Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/) sub-district of [North Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 166 households**, the 92nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 844people (2011)
- 166households
- 73.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nalkura

Of every 100 households in Nalkura in 2011, 55 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nalkura · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**3%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**46%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****44%**

**47%

Television ****34%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Nalkura?

■ Nalkura · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****32.1%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%)

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 Gaighata

- Bayasa945 people
- Hudasimulpur924 people
- Malayapur923 people
- Noradaha888 people
- Garibpur776 people
- Kaipukharia755 people
- Harpara732 people
- Faridkati584 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nalkura?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalkura in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nalkura?73.0% (Census 2011)