# Raigram Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Raigram

Raigram is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,185 people in 1,611 households**, the 3rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 7,185people (2011)
- 1,611households
- 71.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raigram

Of every 100 households in Raigram in 2011, 82 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raigram · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****90%**

**68%

Television ****33%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Raigram?

■ Raigram · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**968

Working population ****42.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 66.3% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 316 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,128 (37%) · **■** Household industry 315 (10%) · **■** Other work 950 (31%) · **■** Marginal 347 (11%)

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 Manteswar

- Kusumgram11,707 people
- Monteswar9,331 people
- Kulut7,104 people
- Putsuri6,806 people
- Baghasan4,974 people
- Bamunpara4,314 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raigram?7,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raigram in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raigram?71.2% (Census 2011)