# Nij Maithuna Village, Ramnagar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ramnagar - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Nij Maithuna

Nij Maithuna is a village in Ramnagar - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 423 households**, the 25th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%.

- 1,937people (2011)
- 423households
- 93.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nij Maithuna

Of every 100 households in Nij Maithuna in 2011, 54 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nij Maithuna · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**8%

Tap water ****33%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**91%

Use banking services ****58%**

**45%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Nij Maithuna?

■ Nij Maithuna · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**89.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**981

Working population ****31.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 89.1% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 230 (38%) · **■** Marginal 293 (48%)

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 Ramnagar - II

- Rania2,313 people
- Baranga2,212 people
- Talkatalia2,211 people
- Thiar2,180 people
- Kandarpapur1,862 people
- Ghol1,844 people
- Depar Shasanbar1,805 people
- Mandarpur1,682 people

[All 137 villages in Ramnagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nij Maithuna?1,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nij Maithuna in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nij Maithuna?93.5% (Census 2011)