# Nandigachh Village, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Nandigachh

Nandigachh is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,254 people in 235 households**, the 66th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,254people (2011)
- 235households
- 71.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nandigachh

Of every 100 households in Nandigachh in 2011, 56 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nandigachh · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**76%

Tap water ****25%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**64%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**37%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Nandigachh?

■ Nandigachh · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**953

Working population ****27.8%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 96 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 157 (45%) · **■** Marginal 30 (9%)

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 Chopra

- Purbba Jaypura1,362 people
- Bara Dangapara1,360 people
- Tetesari1,316 people
- Paschim Mokarandapur1,293 people
- Piajpokhar1,193 people
- Kuimari1,083 people
- Gaodhuakhurd1,079 people
- Binapur1,008 people

[All 118 villages in Chopra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/chopra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nandigachh?1,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandigachh in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nandigachh?71.1% (Census 2011)