# Rayghata Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Rayghata

Rayghata is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 63 households**, the 93rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 237people (2011)
- 63households
- 59.8%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rayghata

Of every 100 households in Rayghata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rayghata · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****5%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**34%

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 Rayghata?

■ Rayghata · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**944

Working population ****31.6%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (84%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Gauripur438 people
- Sankola358 people
- Rahimpur309 people
- Balakat260 people
- Panchrekha201 people
- Ranapur192 people
- Jakarpur165 people
- Sadhuhat108 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rayghata?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rayghata in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rayghata?59.8% (Census 2011)