# Nihata Village, Baruipur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nihata

Nihata is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,904 people in 486 households**, the 61st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,904people (2011)
- 486households
- 80.5%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nihata

Of every 100 households in Nihata in 2011, 61 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nihata · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**35%

Tap water ****20%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**85%

Use banking services ****54%**

**39%

Television ****40%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Nihata?

■ Nihata · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**954

Working population ****35.7%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.3% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (33%) · **■** Marginal 328 (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 Baruipur

- Chandanpukur1,975 people
- Chakar Bar1,951 people
- Madhubanpur1,923 people
- Chandipur1,911 people
- Chitrasali1,859 people
- Joyatala1,857 people
- Akna Mirzzapur1,844 people
- Gangaduara1,801 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nihata?1,904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihata in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nihata?80.5% (Census 2011)