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

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nila

Nila is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,155 people in 513 households**, the 31st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,155people (2011)
- 513households
- 78.1%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nila

Of every 100 households in Nila in 2011, 28 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nila · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**84%

Use banking services ****38%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Nila?

■ Nila · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**937

Working population ****34.7%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 73.7% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (24%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 337 (45%) · **■** Marginal 157 (21%)

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

- Murigachhi2,336 people
- Mukundapur2,209 people
- Pipulat2,195 people
- Kholakhali2,159 people
- Nabasan2,105 people
- Mankhanda2,028 people
- Purba Bhabanipur2,007 people
- Pitambara1,974 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 Nila?2,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nila in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nila?78.1% (Census 2011)