# Raipur Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 363 households**, the 37th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 363households
- 64.3%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****48%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Raipur?

■ Raipur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**73.7%

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

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**980

Working population ****42.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (20%) · **■** Marginal 128 (19%)

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 - II

- Pamra1,695 people
- Purbba Krishnapur1,667 people
- Sadya1,658 people
- Palsha1,632 people
- Hatsimul1,560 people
- Kashta Kurumba1,545 people
- Ghatshila1,537 people
- Baje Salepur1,529 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raipur?1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?64.3% (Census 2011)