# Rajgan, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Rajgan

Rajgan is a village in [Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 211 households**, the 63rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 995people (2011)
- 211households
- 70.8%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajgan

Of every 100 households in Rajgan in 2011, 46 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajgan · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**66%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Rajgan?

■ Rajgan · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**930

Working population ****39.0%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 59.8% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 262 (68%)

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

- Panrari1,043 people
- Nischintapur1,036 people
- Dhenga-Am1,025 people
- Barkala1,022 people
- Barapaya961 people
- Gochda947 people
- Dubrajpur946 people
- Kundurpara934 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajgan?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajgan in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajgan?70.8% (Census 2011)