Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur
# Nayagram

Nayagram is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 566 people in 129 households, the 78th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 566 people (2011)
- 129 households
- 93.8% literacy
- 899 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nayagram

Of every 100 households in Nayagram in 2011, 71 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nayagram · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 38%
- Toilet within the home 58% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 86%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 97%
- Use banking services 61% 34%
- Television 43% 14%
- Mobile phone 61% 29%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 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 Nayagram?

■ Nayagram · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.8% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 655 979
- Working population 28.6% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 92.0% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (25%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 44 (27%) · ■ Marginal 14 (9%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram
- Panchami 570 people
- Naharia 569 people
- Jaynagar 567 people
- Kundal Dihi 567 people
- Kalsi Bhanga 563 people
- Alkushia 560 people
- Satpati 560 people
- Balla 554 people

All 604 villages in Jhargram

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## Quick answers
- What is the population of Nayagram? 566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nayagram in? Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nayagram? 93.8% (Census 2011)

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