# Rajapur, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a village in [Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 144 households**, the 51st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 591people (2011)
- 144households
- 56.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajapur

Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajapur · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**35%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**27%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**968

Working population ****27.4%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 56.0% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 102 (63%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Jogopur650 people
- Rajabati640 people
- Nazirpur631 people
- Mathurapur620 people
- Lahari419 people
- Sahari339 people
- Sahapur321 people
- Goalpara241 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajapur?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapur in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?56.7% (Census 2011)