# Ratherhat Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Ratherhat

Ratherhat is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,786 people in 624 households**, the 49th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,786people (2011)
- 624households
- 77.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ratherhat

Of every 100 households in Ratherhat in 2011, 9 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratherhat · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**68%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ratherhat?

■ Ratherhat · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**940

Working population ****33.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 68.1% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (23%) · **■** Marginal 194 (21%)

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 Maynaguri

- Kaoagap2,808 people
- Chapgar2,804 people
- Purbba Baragharia2,795 people
- Madhya Khagrabari2,786 people
- Dakshin Bhuskadanga2,771 people
- Chengmari2,713 people
- Banglajhar2,700 people
- Dhaolaguri2,693 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ratherhat?2,786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratherhat in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ratherhat?77.6% (Census 2011)