# Nafarganj Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nafarganj

Nafarganj is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,744 people in 849 households**, the 35th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 3,744people (2011)
- 849households
- 86.9%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nafarganj

Of every 100 households in Nafarganj in 2011, 2 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nafarganj · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**18%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nafarganj?

■ Nafarganj · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**971

Working population ****40.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 81.7% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 348 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (25%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 324 (21%) · **■** Marginal 449 (29%)

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 Basanti

- Purba Bayar Siong4,538 people
- Sachea Khali4,372 people
- Kalidanga4,134 people
- Parbattipur4,048 people
- Radhaballavpur3,538 people
- Uttar Mokamberia3,446 people
- Ananda Abad3,422 people
- Joygopalpur3,323 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nafarganj?3,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nafarganj in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nafarganj?86.9% (Census 2011)