# Nainan Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nainan

Nainan is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,144 people in 1,136 households**, the 4th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 5,144people (2011)
- 1,136households
- 71.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nainan

Of every 100 households in Nainan in 2011, 46 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nainan · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**84%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****27%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Nainan?

■ Nainan · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**937

Working population ****34.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 65.2% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (4%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,076 (61%) · **■** Marginal 563 (32%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Kamarpol10,880 people
- Patra8,310 people
- Nurpur7,527 people
- Ramnagar4,655 people
- Bishra4,274 people
- Chandnagar4,156 people
- Bhushna4,147 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nainan?5,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nainan in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nainan?71.8% (Census 2011)