# Rangtara Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Rangtara

Rangtara is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,120 people in 810 households**, the 6th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 4,120people (2011)
- 810households
- 68.3%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rangtara

Of every 100 households in Rangtara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rangtara · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Rangtara?

■ Rangtara · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**975

Working population ****31.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 62.5% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 492 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (21%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 137 (10%) · **■** Marginal 376 (29%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Baraturigram5,968 people
- Sanakpur5,050 people
- Sekhpur4,638 people
- Hazipur4,345 people
- Birchandrapur3,808 people
- Lachhiator3,267 people
- Dabuk3,096 people
- Majharipara3,046 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rangtara?4,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangtara in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rangtara?68.3% (Census 2011)