# Rajapur, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a village in [Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/) 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 **468 people in 107 households**, the 177th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 468people (2011)
- 107households
- 68.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajapur

Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajapur · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****5%**

**26%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Rajapur?

■ Rajapur · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**954

Working population ****41.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 60.3% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Tapan

- Sondhapukur483 people
- Dudhiakuri481 people
- Mahukuri479 people
- Mehur469 people
- Karanjabari464 people
- Panjara459 people
- Pachim Nimpur453 people
- Nahirkuri452 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajapur?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?68.4% (Census 2011)