# Nakol Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Nakol

Nakol is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,669 people in 702 households**, the 24th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 3,669people (2011)
- 702households
- 52.7%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nakol

Of every 100 households in Nakol in 2011, 26 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nakol · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**19%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Nakol?

■ Nakol · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**943

Working population ****42.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 44.5% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 248 (16%) · **■** Marginal 409 (27%)

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 Karandighi

- Dighalgaon3,780 people
- Palsa3,769 people
- Dakshin Betauna3,730 people
- Burihan3,670 people
- Bhikhanpur3,568 people
- Pargaon3,523 people
- Bikaur3,473 people
- Gospur3,367 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nakol?3,669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nakol in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nakol?52.7% (Census 2011)