# Ratua Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Ratua

Ratua is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,498 people in 1,224 households**, the 11th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 5,498people (2011)
- 1,224households
- 65.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ratua

Of every 100 households in Ratua in 2011, 45 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratua · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ratua?

■ Ratua · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**959

Working population ****33.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 254 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (31%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 386 (21%) · **■** Marginal 599 (32%)

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

- Kankot6,491 people
- Chhabilpara6,479 people
- Parakaram6,386 people
- Bijrabhita5,513 people
- Durgapur5,366 people
- Santapur5,322 people
- Okhra Chandpara5,196 people
- Andhirampara5,041 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ratua?5,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratua in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ratua?65.0% (Census 2011)