# Nekre, Balarampur, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Nekre

Nekre is a village in [Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,297 people in 256 households**, the 36th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,297people (2011)
- 256households
- 59.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nekre

Of every 100 households in Nekre in 2011, 25 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nekre · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****64%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

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 Nekre?

■ Nekre · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**939

Working population ****44.6%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 45.4% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 125 (22%) · **■** Marginal 348 (60%)

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 Balarampur

- Deuli1,349 people
- Maldi1,327 people
- Baraha Chatarma1,306 people
- Jugidi Kashidi1,305 people
- Kurni1,288 people
- Rapkata1,211 people
- Siringi1,211 people
- Baghadih1,208 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nekre?1,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nekre in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nekre?59.0% (Census 2011)