# Raikhan Village, Ketugram - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - I, Barddhaman 

# Raikhan

Raikhan is a village in Ketugram - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,678 people in 587 households**, the 27th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 2,678people (2011)
- 587households
- 70.4%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raikhan

Of every 100 households in Raikhan in 2011, 34 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raikhan · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**68%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**42%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Raikhan?

■ Raikhan · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**955

Working population ****27.5%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 65.6% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (17%) · **■** Marginal 352 (48%)

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 Ketugram - I

- Khalipur2,974 people
- Agardanga2,767 people
- Kechunia2,720 people
- Serandi2,683 people
- Khatundi2,671 people
- Kulai2,642 people
- Chechuri2,624 people
- Shrigram2,623 people

[All 66 villages in Ketugram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raikhan?2,678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikhan in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raikhan?70.4% (Census 2011)