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

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,143 people in 1,369 households**, the 12th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 6,143people (2011)
- 1,369households
- 47.6%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajapur

Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajapur · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**31%

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

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Rajapur?

■ Rajapur · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**967

Working population ****27.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 47.7% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 916 (54%) · **■** Household industry 80 (5%) · **■** Other work 295 (17%) · **■** Marginal 242 (14%)

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 - II

- Raninagar6,422 people
- Nasipur6,404 people
- Kadamtali6,323 people
- Chandpur6,183 people
- Kumarganj6,131 people
- Koklamari5,923 people
- Magurakhod5,844 people
- Satmara5,224 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajapur?6,143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapur in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?47.6% (Census 2011)