# Nachanjam Village, Garbeta - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nachanjam

Nachanjam is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 262 households**, the 47th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 262households
- 89.5%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nachanjam

Of every 100 households in Nachanjam in 2011, 43 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nachanjam · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****81%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Nachanjam?

■ Nachanjam · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**951

Working population ****36.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 83.3% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (17%) · **■** Marginal 226 (47%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Patharisol1,443 people
- Lakshyatapal1,386 people
- Pathar Teria1,359 people
- Nerasol1,350 people
- Balarampur1,315 people
- Pachadahara1,315 people
- Telijant1,267 people
- Durgar Bankati1,254 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nachanjam?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nachanjam in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nachanjam?89.5% (Census 2011)