# Raghunathpur Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 241 households**, the 39th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 988people (2011)
- 241households
- 58.5%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**38%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**70%

Use banking services ****36%**

**68%

Television ****24%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**72.5%

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

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**976

Working population ****57.6%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 49.5% for women. 65% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (13%) · **■** Marginal 488 (86%)

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 Kanksa

- Bankati1,255 people
- Kandarkona1,253 people
- Radhamohanpur1,174 people
- Piariganj1,146 people
- Sasipur939 people
- Dandeshwar897 people
- Dhobaru859 people
- Keshabpur832 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raghunathpur?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?58.5% (Census 2011)