# Narikela Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Narikela

Narikela is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,222 people in 1,282 households**, the 10th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 5,222people (2011)
- 1,282households
- 85.6%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Narikela

Of every 100 households in Narikela in 2011, 85 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Narikela · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**91%

Use banking services ****61%**

**47%

Television ****58%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Narikela?

■ Narikela · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**965

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 81.5% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (5%) · **■** Household industry 90 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,283 (66%) · **■** Marginal 335 (17%)

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

- Ichhapur5,999 people
- Bagchara5,745 people
- Mondalpara5,607 people
- Jaleshwar5,602 people
- Dharmpur5,090 people
- Patabuka4,845 people
- Barnagaria4,789 people
- Ramnagar4,521 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 Narikela?5,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narikela in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Narikela?85.6% (Census 2011)