# Ras Village, Meerganj, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Meerganj, Bareilly 

# Ras

Ras is a village in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,247 people in 199 households**, the 137th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 1,247people (2011)
- 199households
- 61.1%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ras

Of every 100 households in Ras in 2011, 6 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ras · ■ Meerganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**52%

Tap water ****45%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**87%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****90%**

**70%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ras?

■ Ras · ■ Meerganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****649**

**917

Working population ****32.3%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 47.2% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 48 (12%) · **■** Marginal 57 (14%)

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 Meerganj

- Ballia1,266 people
- Bagrau1,265 people
- Lalpur1,265 people
- Khirka1,256 people
- Unasi1,243 people
- Rafiabad1,226 people
- Sahasa1,186 people
- Delpur1,179 people

[All 244 villages in Meerganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ras?1,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ras in?Bareilly district (Meerganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ras?61.1% (Census 2011)