# Ranha Village, Nalhati - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - II, Birbhum 

# Ranha

Ranha is a village in Nalhati - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,223 people in 1,473 households**, the 4th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 6,223people (2011)
- 1,473households
- 77.2%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ranha

Of every 100 households in Ranha in 2011, 46 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ranha · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****17%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Ranha?

■ Ranha · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**954

Working population ****37.0%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 74.3% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 435 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 871 (38%) · **■** Household industry 106 (5%) · **■** Other work 351 (15%) · **■** Marginal 540 (23%)

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 Nalhati - II

- Jeshtha Bhabanipur15,154 people
- Bara14,450 people
- Bhadarpur6,571 people
- Bandkhola5,042 people
- Biralchauki4,783 people
- Nawapara4,436 people
- Lohapur4,133 people

[All 48 villages in Nalhati - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ranha?6,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranha in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ranha?77.2% (Census 2011)