# Nahanjara Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nahanjara

Nahanjara is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,106 people in 475 households**, the 21st largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 2,106people (2011)
- 475households
- 87.9%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nahanjara

Of every 100 households in Nahanjara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nahanjara · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**17%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****82%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Nahanjara?

■ Nahanjara · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**953

Working population ****33.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 81.9% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 241 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (15%) · **■** Marginal 242 (34%)

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 - II

- Solemanpur2,201 people
- Jahalda2,186 people
- Renjura2,178 people
- Shyamsundarpur urf Saimana2,115 people
- Dhaneswarpur2,000 people
- Kiyari1,843 people
- Keshrambha1,810 people
- Haripur1,808 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nahanjara?2,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nahanjara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nahanjara?87.9% (Census 2011)