# Nandakurya Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nandakurya

Nandakurya is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,492 people in 321 households**, the 36th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,492people (2011)
- 321households
- 91.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nandakurya

Of every 100 households in Nandakurya in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nandakurya · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**60%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nandakurya?

■ Nandakurya · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**953

Working population ****40.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 86.1% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 283 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 84 (14%)

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

- Srikrishnapur1,576 people
- Ekarukhi1,534 people
- Baman Sai1,527 people
- Daharda1,503 people
- Santoshpur1,429 people
- Rela1,376 people
- Belda1,363 people
- Babla1,360 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 Nandakurya?1,492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandakurya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nandakurya?91.1% (Census 2011)