# Rukashpur Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Rukashpur

Rukashpur is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 121 households**, the 90th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 510people (2011)
- 121households
- 62.1%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rukashpur

Of every 100 households in Rukashpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rukashpur · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****21%**

**62%

Television ****15%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Rukashpur?

■ Rukashpur · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**963

Working population ****47.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 57.8% for women. 63% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (14%) · **■** Marginal 60 (25%)

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 Kalna - II

- Paharpur598 people
- Hijli575 people
- Barasat572 people
- Masidpur512 people
- Panchdeuli483 people
- Kaigaria471 people
- Bajitpur462 people
- Simla459 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rukashpur?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rukashpur in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rukashpur?62.1% (Census 2011)