# Raihat Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Raihat

Raihat is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **676 people in 156 households**, the 106th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 676people (2011)
- 156households
- 51.2%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raihat

Of every 100 households in Raihat in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raihat · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**18%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****2%**

**57%

Television ****1%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Raihat?

■ Raihat · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**961

Working population ****57.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 41.5% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (41%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 219 (57%)

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 Sainthia

- Khanerpara683 people
- Uttar Naogaon679 people
- Bijuri677 people
- Gorala676 people
- Gargaria667 people
- Banamalidihi663 people
- Chhautara663 people
- Shashidharpur662 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raihat?676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raihat in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raihat?51.2% (Census 2011)