# Nishapur Village, Mandirbazar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mandirbazar, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Nishapur

Nishapur is a village in Mandirbazar sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,427 people in 933 households**, the 5th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 5,427people (2011)
- 933households
- 76.0%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nishapur

Of every 100 households in Nishapur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nishapur · ■ Mandirbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Nishapur?

■ Nishapur · ■ Mandirbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**960

Working population ****26.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 69.0% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 923 (63%) · **■** Marginal 410 (28%)

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 Mandirbazar

- Sadashibpur10,935 people
- Mallikpratap9,462 people
- Tekpanza9,107 people
- Nilambarpur8,636 people
- Purba Gopalnagar4,231 people
- Lakshikantapur3,966 people
- Dulalpur3,906 people
- Krishnapur3,594 people

[All 110 villages in Mandirbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mandirbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nishapur?5,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nishapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mandirbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nishapur?76.0% (Census 2011)