# Naikansol Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Naikansol

Naikansol is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 153 households**, the 38th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 721people (2011)
- 153households
- 85.4%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naikansol

Of every 100 households in Naikansol in 2011, 34 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Naikansol · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**51%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Naikansol?

■ Naikansol · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**973

Working population ****57.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 81.0% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (10%) · **■** Marginal 271 (65%)

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 Sankrail

- Manikjhatia749 people
- Nehar745 people
- Chhorda743 people
- Haripurbirua738 people
- Bahadurpur718 people
- Kutisai716 people
- Birdahi706 people
- Chhatri704 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naikansol?721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naikansol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naikansol?85.4% (Census 2011)