# Nek Batia Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nek Batia

Nek Batia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 51 households**, the 153rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 236people (2011)
- 51households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nek Batia

Of every 100 households in Nek Batia in 2011, 96 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nek Batia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nek Batia?

■ Nek Batia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2200**

**963

Working population ****31.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 59.0% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 19 (25%)

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 Dantan - I

- Rodanpur247 people
- Palania244 people
- Manrui242 people
- Bhatpara239 people
- Beli226 people
- Jamjhatia217 people
- Jamuyapati210 people
- Chak Jayram205 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nek Batia?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nek Batia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nek Batia?72.5% (Census 2011)