# Raj Bandh, Saltora, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Raj Bandh

Raj Bandh is a village in [Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 81 households**, the 114th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 359people (2011)
- 81households
- 68.7%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raj Bandh

Of every 100 households in Raj Bandh in 2011, 53 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raj Bandh · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****78%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**36%

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 Raj Bandh?

■ Raj Bandh · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**939

Working population ****33.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 75 (62%) · **■** Marginal 37 (31%)

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 Saltora

- Singhir381 people
- Paharbera375 people
- Chandipur373 people
- Anandapur372 people
- Lalitakuri358 people
- Sukabad357 people
- Majura Kundi355 people
- Beriathol350 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raj Bandh?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raj Bandh in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raj Bandh?68.7% (Census 2011)