# Namkhana, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Namkhana

Namkhana is a sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **182,830 people**, no towns and 39 villages (34 inhabited). The largest village is Narayanpur (12,201 people).

- 182,830people (2011)
- 39villages
- 0towns
- 85.7%literacy

## Population of Namkhana compared with South Twenty Four Parganas

■ Namkhana · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**963

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Namkhana

Of every 100 households in Namkhana in 2011, 23 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Namkhana · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**35%

Tap water ****4%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**78%

Use banking services ****41%**

**40%

Television ****13%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**30%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Namkhana

- Narayanpur · 12,201 people
- Baliara · 8,672 people
- Rajnagar Srinathgram · 8,293 people
- Haripur · 7,842 people
- Dwariknagar · 7,733 people
- Bishalakshmipur · 7,439 people
- Sibrampur · 7,358 people
- Namkhana · 7,058 people
- Patibania · 6,987 people
- Amrabati · 6,675 people
- Ganesnagar · 6,635 people
- Debnagar · 6,582 people
- Shibpur · 6,269 people
- Sibnagar Abad · 6,045 people
- Phatikpur · 5,888 people
- Dakshin Chandranagar · 5,719 people

[All 39 villages in Namkhana →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/namkhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Namkhana?39 (34 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Namkhana in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Namkhana?182,830 (Census 2011)