# Nischintapur Village, Jhargram – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nischintapur

Nischintapur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **411 people in 103 households**, the 151st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 411people (2011)
- 103households
- 79.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nischintapur

Of every 100 households in Nischintapur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nischintapur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**34%

Television ****50%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**17%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Nischintapur?

■ Nischintapur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**979

Working population ****62.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 79.0% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (27%) · **■** Marginal 64 (25%)

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 Jhargram

- Dhera Gerya417 people
- Sankarbani417 people
- Birbhanpur416 people
- Matalsol414 people
- Dhengam407 people
- Pindra398 people
- Shugnibasa397 people
- Uttara395 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nischintapur?411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nischintapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nischintapur?79.3% (Census 2011)