# Nildi Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Nildi

Nildi is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 175 households**, the 46th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 838people (2011)
- 175households
- 72.3%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nildi

Of every 100 households in Nildi in 2011, 67 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nildi · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****38%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**71%

Use banking services ****43%**

**55%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Nildi?

■ Nildi · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**953

Working population ****44.9%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (24%) · **■** Marginal 45 (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 Raghunathpur - II

- Lachhyara925 people
- Sundra Bandh925 people
- Bhabanipur903 people
- Batmanmi853 people
- Salgora818 people
- Toldi796 people
- Simulhir782 people
- Simra759 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nildi?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nildi in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nildi?72.3% (Census 2011)