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

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **779 people in 177 households**, the 62nd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 779people (2011)
- 177households
- 78.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**48%

Tap water ****53%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**74%

Use banking services ****33%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Raypur?

■ Raypur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**981

Working population ****31.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 70.4% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (85%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Kantia969 people
- Birutikri913 people
- Jhinguti901 people
- Nabagram871 people
- Bidchhala772 people
- Khaidya765 people
- Nababhat759 people
- Barasat707 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?78.7% (Census 2011)