# Nunia Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Nunia

Nunia is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 40 households**, the 197th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 188people (2011)
- 40households
- 87.0%literacy
- 1,161females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nunia

Of every 100 households in Nunia in 2011, 43 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Nunia · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****70%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**43%

Television ****32%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****68%**

**96%

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 Nunia?

■ Nunia · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2167**

**956

Working population ****38.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 83.0% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 43 (60%) · **■** Marginal 16 (22%)

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 Contai - I

- Sharad Pur205 people
- Harichak201 people
- Alipur195 people
- Madhab Pattanayak Bar192 people
- Jangipur187 people
- Sujulpur180 people
- Shilampur166 people
- Enayet Chak161 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nunia?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nunia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nunia?87.0% (Census 2011)