# Demushunya Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Demushunya

Demushunya is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 342 households**, the 18th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 342households
- 74.7%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Demushunya

Of every 100 households in Demushunya in 2011, 42 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Demushunya · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****50%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**66%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

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 Demushunya?

■ Demushunya · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**930

Working population ****35.8%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 182 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 397 (65%)

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 Raipur

- Dhanara1,832 people
- Sara1,785 people
- Kamalpur1,743 people
- Kharigerya1,701 people
- Dundar1,677 people
- Penchakola1,590 people
- Dheko1,537 people
- Sarigari1,527 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Demushunya?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Demushunya in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Demushunya?74.7% (Census 2011)