# Ruhia Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Ruhia

Ruhia is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,813 people in 651 households**, the 48th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,813people (2011)
- 651households
- 70.1%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ruhia

Of every 100 households in Ruhia in 2011, 26 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ruhia · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ruhia?

■ Ruhia · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**972

Working population ****32.7%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 69.1% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (28%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 285 (31%) · **■** Marginal 191 (21%)

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

- Kaya3,162 people
- Hogaldanga3,089 people
- Baninathpur3,020 people
- Bahurul2,898 people
- Bhagabanbati2,663 people
- Madapur2,628 people
- Gobindapur2,582 people
- Diha2,539 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ruhia?2,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruhia in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ruhia?70.1% (Census 2011)