Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur
# Nauria Dam

Nauria Dam is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,215 people in 262 households, the 11th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 1,215 people (2011)
- 262 households
- 71.9% literacy
- 1,059 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nauria Dam

Of every 100 households in Nauria Dam in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nauria Dam · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 38%
- Toilet within the home 3% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 86%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 7% 34%
- Television 5% 14%
- Mobile phone 15% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 17%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nauria Dam?

■ Nauria Dam · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.9% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1059 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1109 979
- Working population 60.3% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 82 (11%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 45 (6%) · ■ Marginal 576 (79%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram
- Agaibani 1,620 people
- Khalsiyali 1,508 people
- Madipur 1,271 people
- Barjudi 1,221 people
- Shyamsundarpur 1,170 people
- Rautarapur 1,146 people
- Gobindapur 1,133 people
- Lodha Suli 1,102 people

All 604 villages in Jhargram

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Nauria Dam? 1,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nauria Dam in? Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nauria Dam? 71.9% (Census 2011)

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