# Nawagan Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nawagan

Nawagan is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,072 people in 375 households**, the 8th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 2,072people (2011)
- 375households
- 77.0%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nawagan

Of every 100 households in Nawagan in 2011, 49 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawagan · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**25%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**25%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Nawagan?

■ Nawagan · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**954

Working population ****28.6%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 70.8% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (22%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 187 (32%) · **■** Marginal 184 (31%)

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 Binpur - I

- Bila Tikri2,564 people
- Kui2,410 people
- Bandarbani2,376 people
- Sijua2,263 people
- Netai1,946 people
- Binpur1,842 people
- Lachhipur1,797 people
- Sinhapur1,594 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nawagan?2,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawagan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nawagan?77.0% (Census 2011)