# Nekarbag Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nekarbag

Nekarbag is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,820 people in 414 households**, the 21st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,820people (2011)
- 414households
- 75.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nekarbag

Of every 100 households in Nekarbag in 2011, 39 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nekarbag · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****50%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

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 Nekarbag?

■ Nekarbag · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**950

Working population ****34.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 68.8% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (42%) · **■** Household industry 36 (6%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 173 (27%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Tatarpur1,893 people
- Kankabati1,871 people
- Bara1,845 people
- Bhabanipur1,838 people
- Jhalur1,767 people
- Berabere1,735 people
- Mahabala1,706 people
- Pirchak1,632 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nekarbag?1,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nekarbag in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nekarbag?75.0% (Census 2011)