# Lakshmipur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/lakshmipur/

Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,170 people in 888 households**, the 22nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 4,170people (2011)
- 888households
- 40.1%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshmipur

Of every 100 households in Lakshmipur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lakshmipur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**31%

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

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

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

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**38%

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 Lakshmipur?

■ Lakshmipur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**959

Working population ****29.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.8% for men and 41.5% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 298 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (6%) · **■** Marginal 590 (48%)

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 Ratua - I

- Talparanpur4,618 people
- Bahirkap4,549 people
- Dakshin Durgapur4,219 people
- Bihari4,183 people
- Jannagar4,140 people
- Debipur4,070 people
- Karbana4,046 people
- Baikunthapur3,968 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lakshmipur?4,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshmipur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshmipur?40.1% (Census 2011)