# Nischintapur, Jhalda - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Nischintapur

Nischintapur is a village in [Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 74 households**, the 99th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 383people (2011)
- 74households
- 42.8%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nischintapur

Of every 100 households in Nischintapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nischintapur · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****96%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nischintapur?

■ Nischintapur · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**973

Working population ****41.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 27.5% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 14 (9%) · **■** Other work 34 (21%) · **■** Marginal 94 (59%)

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 Jhalda - II

- Mirdi441 people
- Narayanpur414 people
- Karumama413 people
- Basudebpur393 people
- Lagam379 people
- Hanslata377 people
- Sulung Lahar337 people
- Urmad297 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nischintapur?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nischintapur in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nischintapur?42.8% (Census 2011)