# Nichna Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nichna

Nichna is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 294 households**, the 36th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,257people (2011)
- 294households
- 89.9%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nichna

Of every 100 households in Nichna in 2011, 60 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nichna · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nichna?

■ Nichna · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**950

Working population ****42.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 86.1% for women. 65% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (10%) · **■** Household industry 52 (10%) · **■** Other work 76 (14%) · **■** Marginal 239 (45%)

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

- Maheshpur1,331 people
- Sitarampur1,317 people
- Banka Sultanpur1,290 people
- Beladanda1,257 people
- Hematpur1,241 people
- Indra1,231 people
- Rejna1,169 people
- Goyalsini1,134 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 Nichna?1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nichna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nichna?89.9% (Census 2011)