# Kumardiha Village, Raniganj, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raniganj, Barddhaman 

# Kumardiha

Kumardiha is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,142 people in 429 households**, the 6th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,142people (2011)
- 429households
- 66.1%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kumardiha

Of every 100 households in Kumardiha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kumardiha · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**63%

Tap water ****68%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**14%

Use banking services ****67%**

**59%

Television ****70%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****54%**

**80%

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 Kumardiha?

■ Kumardiha · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**910

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 56.3% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 449 (71%) · **■** Marginal 157 (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 Raniganj

- Chalbalpur3,567 people
- Napur2,461 people
- Saora2,191 people
- Narankuri2,176 people
- Nimcha2,065 people
- Harabhanga1,907 people
- Damalia1,118 people
- Chak Brindabanpur818 people

[All 12 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kumardiha?2,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumardiha in?Barddhaman district (Raniganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kumardiha?66.1% (Census 2011)