# Refaitpur Village, Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli 

# Refaitpur

Refaitpur is a village in Chinsurah - Magra sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,696 people in 654 households**, the 11th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,696people (2011)
- 654households
- 91.3%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Refaitpur

Of every 100 households in Refaitpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Refaitpur · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**25%

Tap water ****44%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**51%

Use banking services ****83%**

**53%

Television ****79%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****55%**

**89%

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 Refaitpur?

■ Refaitpur · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**953

Working population ****39.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 85.0% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Household industry 59 (6%) · **■** Other work 567 (54%) · **■** Marginal 403 (38%)

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 Chinsurah - Magra

- Debanandapur3,449 people
- Narayanpur3,174 people
- Kazidanga3,056 people
- Demra2,755 people
- Kapasdanga2,551 people
- Joypur2,472 people
- Hoera2,390 people
- Trish Bigha2,340 people

[All 52 villages in Chinsurah - Magra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chinsurah-magra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Refaitpur?2,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Refaitpur in?Hugli district (Chinsurah - Magra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Refaitpur?91.3% (Census 2011)