# Raniswar Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Raniswar

Raniswar is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 156 households**, the 99th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 847people (2011)
- 156households
- 55.3%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raniswar

Of every 100 households in Raniswar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raniswar · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**55%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**33%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Raniswar?

■ Raniswar · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170**

**972

Working population ****29.9%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 48.1% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (71%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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 Berhampore

- Bundhai Para944 people
- Kandibandha921 people
- Chak Katalia891 people
- Gangadharpur891 people
- Paschim Gopinathpur833 people
- Naoda830 people
- Goraipur697 people
- Mukundapur675 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raniswar?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniswar in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raniswar?55.3% (Census 2011)