# Laha Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Laha

Laha is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,070 people in 658 households**, the 23rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,070people (2011)
- 658households
- 66.8%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laha

Of every 100 households in Laha in 2011, 15 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laha · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****55%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****84%**

**56%

Own their home ****73%**

**91%

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 Laha?

■ Laha · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**942

Working population ****31.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (49%) · **■** Other work 67 (10%) · **■** Marginal 194 (30%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Chhota Kanaipur2,262 people
- Ninga2,231 people
- Hansan2,186 people
- Sahapur2,180 people
- Malpara1,960 people
- Durgapur1,928 people
- Podda1,812 people
- Dakshin Narayanpur1,747 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Laha?2,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laha in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laha?66.8% (Census 2011)