# Rakhakura Village, Jamuria, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamuria, Barddhaman 

# Rakhakura

Rakhakura is a village in Jamuria sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,453 people in 278 households**, the 22nd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,453people (2011)
- 278households
- 79.9%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakhakura

Of every 100 households in Rakhakura in 2011, 79 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rakhakura · ■ Jamuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****8%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**13%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Rakhakura?

■ Rakhakura · ■ Jamuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**925

Working population ****29.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 69.6% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 332 (77%)

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 Jamuria

- Barul1,699 people
- Chichurbil1,663 people
- Bhaterdaha1,576 people
- Sattar1,523 people
- Jaynagar1,402 people
- Darbardanga1,316 people
- Dahuka1,273 people
- Madhudanga1,209 people

[All 43 villages in Jamuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamuria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakhakura?1,453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhakura in?Barddhaman district (Jamuria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhakura?79.9% (Census 2011)