# Rajpur Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Rajpur

Rajpur is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,497 people in 1,565 households**, the 1st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 7,497people (2011)
- 1,565households
- 54.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajpur

Of every 100 households in Rajpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajpur · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**59%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rajpur?

■ Rajpur · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**978

Working population ****37.2%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 292 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 895 (32%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 331 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,261 (45%)

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 Taldangra

- Chenchurya6,185 people
- Bibarda5,399 people
- Panchmura3,719 people
- Gamarbani3,256 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajpur?7,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajpur in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajpur?54.8% (Census 2011)