# Paschim Raypur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Paschim Raypur

Paschim Raypur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,145 people in 297 households**, the 91st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 1,145people (2011)
- 297households
- 70.6%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Raypur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Raypur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Raypur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****10%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paschim Raypur?

■ Paschim Raypur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**959

Working population ****36.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.6% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (56%) · **■** Household industry 26 (6%) · **■** Other work 60 (14%) · **■** Marginal 56 (14%)

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 Arambag

- Siara1,162 people
- Ranhat1,155 people
- Gauri1,148 people
- Purbba Raypur1,146 people
- Samta1,110 people
- Kashtadahi1,104 people
- Krishna Ballabhpur1,095 people
- Eadpur1,076 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Raypur?1,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Raypur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Raypur?70.6% (Census 2011)