# Naram Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Naram

Naram is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,385 people in 303 households**, the 111th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,385people (2011)
- 303households
- 63.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naram

Of every 100 households in Naram in 2011, 53 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Naram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****51%**

**24%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Naram?

■ Naram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**939

Working population ****31.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 56.0% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (25%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%)

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 Raiganj

- Darra1,431 people
- Amar1,416 people
- Arthagaon1,416 people
- Panch Bhaiya1,401 people
- Dhusmal1,373 people
- Garna1,348 people
- Bijgaon1,342 people
- Dakshin Bishnupur1,339 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naram?1,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naram in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naram?63.6% (Census 2011)