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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Ramkantapur

Ramkantapur is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 151 households**, the 95th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 688people (2011)
- 151households
- 87.1%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ramkantapur

Of every 100 households in Ramkantapur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ramkantapur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ramkantapur?

■ Ramkantapur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**972

Working population ****42.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 80.1% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 143 (49%)

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

- Paschim Bahadurpur753 people
- Mahulara751 people
- Ramganja701 people
- Bishnubati691 people
- Rusulganjahut660 people
- Jadupur655 people
- Gopalpur650 people
- Padmabatipur650 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ramkantapur?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramkantapur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ramkantapur?87.1% (Census 2011)