# Ranthail, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Ranthail

Ranthail is a village in [Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 116 households**, the 96th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 537people (2011)
- 116households
- 52.3%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ranthail

Of every 100 households in Ranthail in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranthail · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Ranthail?

■ Ranthail · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**973

Working population ****41.9%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 43.9% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%)

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 Harirampur

- Manchampur557 people
- Kakihar551 people
- Mollahar550 people
- Maliari538 people
- Shyamganj536 people
- Naogaon527 people
- Namtor505 people
- Karanjipara500 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ranthail?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranthail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ranthail?52.3% (Census 2011)