# Rayan Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Rayan

Rayan is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **18,973 people in 4,307 households**, the 1st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 18,973people (2011)
- 4,307households
- 77.4%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rayan

Of every 100 households in Rayan in 2011, 56 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rayan · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**48%

Tap water ****11%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**74%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****84%**

**93%

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 Rayan?

■ Rayan · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**74.8%

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

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**981

Working population ****37.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 71.5% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 611 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 910 (13%) · **■** Household industry 195 (3%) · **■** Other work 3,429 (48%) · **■** Marginal 1,995 (28%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Kurman8,478 people
- Sadhanpur8,181 people
- Krishnapur6,279 people
- Simdali5,501 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rayan?18,973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rayan in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rayan?77.4% (Census 2011)