# Nilkanta Pur Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Nilkanta Pur

Nilkanta Pur is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 368 households**, the 53rd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 1,533people (2011)
- 368households
- 85.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nilkanta Pur

Of every 100 households in Nilkanta Pur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nilkanta Pur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Nilkanta Pur?

■ Nilkanta Pur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**934

Working population ****44.9%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 77.6% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 612 (89%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Bhim Chak1,578 people
- Shakrullapur1,557 people
- Banamalipur1,538 people
- Tiraipur1,534 people
- Banlauri1,518 people
- Mabarakpur1,511 people
- Jana Danri1,421 people
- Khaga1,418 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nilkanta Pur?1,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilkanta Pur in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nilkanta Pur?85.2% (Census 2011)