# Rangapani Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Rangapani

Rangapani is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,619 people in 772 households**, the 3rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 3,619people (2011)
- 772households
- 75.3%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rangapani

Of every 100 households in Rangapani in 2011, 82 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rangapani · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**52%

Tap water ****8%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**83%

Use banking services ****41%**

**34%

Television ****59%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**78%

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 Rangapani?

■ Rangapani · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**966

Working population ****35.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 882 (69%) · **■** Marginal 285 (22%)

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 Naxalbari

- Kamala4,908 people
- Ranidanga4,655 people
- Dhakna3,537 people
- Rupsing3,499 people
- Dayaram3,182 people
- Kamalpur3,022 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rangapani?3,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangapani in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rangapani?75.3% (Census 2011)