# Nijkhayra, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Nijkhayra

Nijkhayra is a village in [Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,829 people in 361 households**, the 54th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,829people (2011)
- 361households
- 86.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nijkhayra

Of every 100 households in Nijkhayra in 2011, 41 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nijkhayra · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**19%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****55%**

**44%

Television ****20%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nijkhayra?

■ Nijkhayra · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**942

Working population ****40.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 80.1% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (18%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 372 (50%) · **■** Marginal 89 (12%)

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 Kolaghat

- Kunarhat1,933 people
- Dhuliara1,899 people
- Kayadangi1,874 people
- Gopal Nagar1,860 people
- Baishnab Chak1,760 people
- Sarada Basan1,666 people
- Patharia1,665 people
- Kismat Khayra1,638 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nijkhayra?1,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nijkhayra in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nijkhayra?86.6% (Census 2011)