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Niar Population - Maldah, West Bengal

Niar is a large village located in Harischandrapur - I Block of Maldah district, West Bengal with total 690 families residing. The Niar village has population of 2914 of which 1503 are males while 1411 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Niar village population of children with age 0-6 is 434 which makes up 14.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Niar village is 939 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Niar as per census is 991, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Niar village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Niar village was 48.83 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Niar Male literacy stands at 51.67 % while female literacy rate was 45.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Niar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Niar village.

Niar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 690 - -
Population 2,914 1,503 1,411
Child (0-6) 434 218 216
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 48.83 % 51.67 % 45.77 %
Total Workers 998 872 126
Main Worker 702 - -
Marginal Worker 296 232 64

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Niar village of Maldah district.

Work Profile

In Niar village out of total population, 998 were engaged in work activities. 70.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 998 workers engaged in Main Work, 258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 337 were Agricultural labourer.