# Raipur Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 583 households**, the 23rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 583households
- 77.8%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**73%

Tap water ****57%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**82%

Use banking services ****72%**

**61%

Television ****34%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**24%

Own their home ****91%**

**95%

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 Raipur?

■ Raipur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**972

Working population ****43.0%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 69.8% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 312 (31%) · **■** Marginal 127 (13%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Ballabhpur2,525 people
- Bejra2,497 people
- Taltor2,380 people
- Kendangal2,344 people
- Jashra2,236 people
- Uttar Narayanpur2,188 people
- Shian2,106 people
- Itanda2,097 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raipur?2,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?77.8% (Census 2011)