# Rangaipur Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Rangaipur

Rangaipur is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,002 people in 1,038 households**, the 2nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 6,002people (2011)
- 1,038households
- 46.6%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rangaipur

Of every 100 households in Rangaipur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rangaipur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rangaipur?

■ Rangaipur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**52.5%

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

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**954

Working population ****25.5%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 46.8% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 514 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (4%) · **■** Marginal 534 (35%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Uttar Harishchandrapur15,443 people
- Uttar Rampur5,575 people
- Dakshin Mahendrapur5,571 people
- Dakshin Harishchandrapur5,365 people
- Kusidha4,560 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rangaipur?6,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangaipur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rangaipur?46.6% (Census 2011)